Quote Collection
The Spirit of Power and Love – Samuel Bolton
In the Gospel, the Spirit is not a Spirit of bondage and fear, but a Spirit of power and of love.
(see Romans 8:15, 2 Timothy 1:7)
– Samuel Bolton –
from The True Bounds of Christian Freedom, 1645
Thanksgiving – John Piper
Thanksgiving with the mouth stirs up thankfulness in the heart.
– John Piper –
Listening to Good Preaching – JC Ryle
Preaching is an ordinance of which the value can never be overrated in the church of Christ. But it should never be forgotten, that there must not only be good preaching, but good hearing.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
God is Merciful – Richard Sibbes
When Satan tempts us to run from God and discourages us, as he will do at such times, then keep this in mind: God has set himself to be glorious in mercy above all other attributes.
– Richard Sibbes –
from Glorious Freedom, 1639
God Equips Us to Obey – Elizabeth Elliot
God never issues instructions He is not prepared to equip us to obey.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
The Greatness of His Sufferings – John Bunyan
For my part, I stand amazed at those that would not have the world believe, that the death of Jesus Christ was, in itself, so terrible as it was. …I say, if Christ was put into the very capacity of one that must suffer what in justice ought to be inflicted for sin; then, how we can so diminish the greatness of his sufferings, as some do, without undervaluing of the greatness of his love, I know not; and how they will answer it, I know not.
– John Bunyan –
from All Loves Excelling, 1692
Living without Hypocrisy – Gregory of Nazianzus
He that teaches sound doctrine, and lives wickedly, reaches with one hand what he knocks away with the other.
– Gregory of Nazianzus –
Be Like Christ – Charles Spurgeon
O, there is nothing that can so advantage you, nothing can so prosper you, so assist you, so make you walk towards heaven rapidly, so keep your heads upwards toward the sky, and your eyes radiant with glory, like the imitation of Jesus Christ. It is when, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you are enabled to walk with Jesus in his very footsteps, and tread in his ways, you are most happy and you are most known to be sons and daughters of God. For your sake, Christ, I say, be like Christ. To draw him nearer to me, and myself nearer to him is the innermost longing of my soul.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Repenting and Humbling Ourselves – JC Ryle
If we have already repented in time past, let us go on repenting to the end of our lives. There will always be sins to confess and infirmities to deplore, so long as we are in the body. Let us repent more deeply, and humble ourselves more thoroughly, every year. Let every returning birthday find us hating sin more, and loving Christ more. He was a wise old saint who said, “I hope to carry my repentance to the very gate of heaven.”
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (Luke 13:1-5)