Quote Collection
True Faith – JC Ryle
True faith may sometimes be found where it might have been least expected.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Gratitude and Thanksgiving – EM Bounds
“We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!” Psalm 75:1
Gratitude and thanksgiving always look back at the past, though they may also take in the present. But prayer always looks to the future. Thanksgiving deals with things already received. Prayer deals with things desired, asked for, and expected. Prayer turns to gratitude and praise when God has granted the things asked for.
– EM Bounds –
A Double Sin – Henry Smith
A sin is two sins when it is defended.
– Henry Smith –
1560-1591
Indwelling Holy Spirit – Henri Nouwen
Without Pentecost the Christ-event—the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus—remains imprisoned in history as something to remember, think about and reflect on. The Spirit of Jesus comes to dwell within us, so that we can become living Christs [Christians] here and now.
– Henri Nouwen –
Do we have Holy Spirit power? – Leonard Ravenhill
But have we Holy Spirit power—power that restricts the devil’s power, pulls down strongholds and obtains promises? Daring delinquents will be damned if they are not delivered from the devil’s dominion. What has hell to fear other than a God-anointed, prayer-powered church?
– Leonard Ravenhill –
True Worship – AW Tozer
Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us.
– AW Tozer –
Lasting and satisfying joy – Walter J. Chantry
The only lasting and fully satisfying joys for any man lie on the other side of a cross.
– Walter J. Chantry –
How true joy is formed – Francis Chan
The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
– Francis Chan –
Integrity – Chuck Colson
We must be the same person in private and in public. Only the Christian worldview gives us the basis for this kind of integrity.
– Chuck Colson –