Quote Collection
No pretense in godliness – Oswald Chambers
The life of God has no pretense, and when His life is in you, you do not pretend to feel sweet, you are sweet.
– Oswald Chambers –
Beginning of Salvation – Martin Luther
The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.
– Martin Luther –
The most important time to pray – Charles Spurgeon
If I feel myself disinclined to pray, then is the time when I need to pray more than ever.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Are you attracted to God? – AW Tozer
It is scarcely possible in most places to get anyone to attend a meeting where the only attraction is God.
– AW Tozer –
The Spirit of Prayer – Charles Finney
If the spirit of prayer departs, it is a sure indication of a backslidden heart, for while the first love of a Christian continues, he is sure to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to wrestle much in prayer.
– Charles Finney –
An eternity of holiness – JC Ryle
We could not be happy if we reached the kingdom of glory with a heart loving sin. The company of saints and angels would give us no pleasure. Our minds would not be in tune for an eternity of holiness. Let these things sink down into your hearts. We must repent as well as believe, if we hope to be saved.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Armed against the assaults of our spiritual enemies – Matthew Henry
The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.
– Matthew Henry –
God’s love allows suffering – Elisabeth Elliot
Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering … The love of God did not protect His own Son… He will not necessarily protect us – not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
What does love look like? – Augustine
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
– Augustine –