Quote Collection
Responding to rewards – Thomas a’ Kempis
For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.
– Thomas a’ Kempis –
The laugh of faith – Amy Carmichael
We are not here to be overcome, but to rise unvanquished after every knockout blow, and laugh the laugh of faith, not fear.
– Amy Carmichael –
He became what we are – Athanasius
He became what we are that He might make us what He is.
– Athanasius –
The Christian standard – GK Chesterton
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
– GK Chesterton –
Prayer is great – JC Ryle
Great is the power of prayer and intercession!
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Prayer and holiness are connected – John Wesley
The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.
– John Wesley –
New theologians – Andrew Murray
May God raise up from among our theologians many who will dedicate their lives to see that God’s Holy Spirit is recognized in the lives of believers, in the ministry of the Word by tongue and pen, and in all the work done in His church.
– Andrew Murray –
from The Indwelling Spirit
The work of grace – JC Ryle
The work of grace once begun in the soul will never stand still. It will gradually “leaven the whole lump.” Like leaven once introduced, it can never be separated from that with which it is mingled. Little by little it will influence the conscience, the affections, the mind, and the will, until the whole man is affected by its power, and a thorough conversion to God takes place.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Gifts improved and shared – John Flavel
Gifts are improved in us by prayer and study, but the benefits of those gifts are shared among us by love and unity.
– John Flavel –
1627-1691