We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
– CS Lewis –
Tell me in light of the Cross, isn’t it a scandal that you and I live today as we do?
– Alan Redpath –
I do not make any sense to this world. May I never make sense.
– Heather Elyse –
The truth is, that Christians in general differ very little from either Jews or Heathens. Christianity occupies their heads; but heathenism their hearts. They pretend to have faith: but, as for “the faith that overcomes the world,” they know nothing about it. Their whole life, instead of being occupied in a progressive transformation of the soul after the Divine image, is one continued state of conformity to the world: and, instead of regarding “the friendship of the world” as a decisive proof of their “enmity against God,” they affect it, they seek it, and they glory in it.
– Charles Simeon –
When we say that there’s only one way of salvation, people say, “You’re very narrow minded.” But the truth is always narrow minded. 2 + 2 = 4. it’s not 3.9, it’s not 4.1.
– Zac Poonen –
God’s sacred intent for you and for me is nothing short of absolute abandonment to Jesus, entire separation from the pollution of the world, and ardent worship of our King with every breath we take.
– Leslie Ludy –
Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
– Corrie ten Boom –
“Yet lackest thou one thing; Go sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor; he was grieved at that saying, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions!” Poor youth! He had a good mind to be a Christian, and to inherit eternal life, but thought it too dear, if it could be purchased at no less an expense than of his estate! And thus many, both young and old, now-a-days, come running to worship our blessed Lord in public, and kneel before him in private, and inquire at his gospel, what they must do to inherit eternal life: but when they find they must renounce the self-enjoyment of riches, and forsake all in affection to follow him, they cry, “The Lord pardon us in this thing! We pray thee, have us excused” … He will not!”
– George Whitefield –
Nobody can do as much damage to the church of God as the man who is within its walls, but not within its life.
– Charles Spurgeon –