Quote Collection
Prosperity knits us to the world – CS Lewis
Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels that is “finding his place in it,” while really it is finding its place in him.
– CS Lewis –
Working for God without knowing God – Billy Graham
In the end there will be people who did the work of the Lord. They were busy in the church. They had done many wonderful works. But Jesus Himself says, “I never knew you” [Matthew 7:23].
– Billy Graham –
Affliction of the godly and wicked – Thomas Watson
Affliction of the godly is like bruising spices, which are most sweet and fragrant. Affliction of the wicked is like pounding weeds, which makes them more unsavory.
– Thomas Watson –
Revival comes through desperation – Al Whittinghill
Revival will come only to a desperate church, not a contented one. He is ever the rewarder of those who “diligently seek Him,” not the mere casual inquirer.
– Al Whittinghill –
True conversion changes your life – Charles Spurgeon
If the man does not live differently from what he did before, both at home and abroad, his repentance needs to be repented of, and his conversion is a fiction.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Suffered from cheap grace – Vance Havner
We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.
– Vance Havner –
Abandon Yourself – David Platt
We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves.
– David Platt –
Death over sin – Francis Asbury
Let me die rather than live to sin against thee!
– Francis Asbury –
No cheerleaders for godliness – Kevin DeYoung
The world provides no cheerleaders on the pathway to godliness.
– Kevin DeYoung –