not self effort | Deeper Christian Quotes

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 –

As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.

– Jerry Bridges –

Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.

– JC Ryle –

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don’t even like the word.

– Charles Stanley –

Christians never retreat.

– Gladys Aylward –

We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer.

– Corrie ten Boom –

The life of faith is not a life of mounting up with wings, but a life of walking and not fainting.

– Oswald Chambers –

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

– Martin Luther –

A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God.

– Leonard Ravenhill –