The world is not a play-ground; it is a school-room. Life is not a holiday, but an education. And the one eternal lesson for us all is how better we can love.
– Henry Drummond –
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The Church is to be Holy – Charles Spurgeon
The church is nothing if it is not holy. … Who is to keep the church pure? None but God Himself. If the Lord is there, holiness will abound, and fruits of the Spirit will be seen on all sides …
– Charles Spurgeon –
Can’t Love Without Giving – Amy Carmichael
You can always give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
– Amy Carmichael –
Read the Bible carefully – Charles Spurgeon
Read the Bible carefully, and then meditate and meditate and meditate.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Prayer is laying hold of God’s willingness – George Müller
Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of God’s willingness.
– George Müller –
Fasting and Prayer – Julio C. Ruibal
Our greatest victories are won on our knees and with empty stomachs.
– Julio C. Ruibal –
Two realities of love – David Wilkerson
Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.
– David Wilkerson –
Happy are those Christians – JC Ryle
Happy are those Christians who have learned of Jesus to live for others more than for themselves, and who understand that is is “more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, 1858
Claiming Bible Verses – Eric Metaxas
Another version of the “Prosperity Gospel” or “Name It and Claim It” teaching has to do with finding a verse in the Bible and then “claiming” that verse. Proponents of this thinking believe that God must fulfill his promise to us in whatever verse we are “claiming”… We need to have faith in what the Bible says, but we have to be careful that we aren’t trying to force God to do what we want. That is arrogance rather than humility. God loves us, but we cannot demand things of him as though our faith is in charge rather than God.
– Eric Metaxas –