Quote Collection
Grand Heroism – JR Miller
It requires a grander heroism to stand and wait and not lose heart and not lose hope, to submit to the will of God, to give up work and honors to others, to be quiet, confident and rejoicing, while the happy, busy multitude go on and away. It is the grandest life “having done all, to stand.”
– JR Miller –
Right manner of growth – Thomas Watson
The right manner of growth is to grow less in one’s own eyes.
– Thomas Watson –
What you need to know about heaven – Charles Spurgeon
You need not to know much about Heaven – it is where Christ is, and that is Heaven enough for us.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Promised suffering – CS Lewis
We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program.
– CS Lewis –
Two things intolerable to God – EM Bounds
God requires to be represented by a fiery Church … two things are intolerable to Him—insincerity and lukewarmness.
– EM Bounds –
Ordeal vs Adventure – Mark Boyter
The difference between ordeal and adventure is your attitude.
– Mark Boyter –
The Bible is shallow and deep – Augustine
The Bible is shallow enough for a child not to drown, yet deep enough for an elephant to swim.
– Augustine –
Seeing our sin in our difficulty – Thomas Watson
We can best see the ugly visage of sin, in the looking-glass of affliction.
– Thomas Watson –
Growing in holiness and hatred of sin – Jerry Bridges
As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.
– Jerry Bridges –