2,311 quotes found
“We may pick and choose to graft different fruits onto our spiritual tree, but regardless of what we call it, others will see a confusing fruit salad.”
“So why should we focus mainly on the life and teachings of Jesus? One main simple truth: because He stands in the center for us.”
“I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it is something quite trivial such as a fondness for county cricket or collecting ...”
“As long as he retains externally the habits of a Christian he can still be made to think of himself as one who has adopted a few new friends and amusements but whose spiritual state is much the sam...”
“Worship is forever.”
“...if thou art persuaded that God is true, why dost thou doubt of his promises?and if thou believest that God is beauty and perfection itself, why dost not thou make him alone the chief end of all ...”
“Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its spring deep down inside. And that...”
“When you have reached the point where you no longer expect a response, you will at last be able to give in such a way that the other is able to receive, and be grateful. When Love has matured and, ...”
“We do well to be reminded that the devil hates a praying leader and a praying church. When we begin to pray, we pick a fight with the devil at a whole new level. Yet, our calling is to be praying m...”
“How simple our Lord's word is, Love thy neighbor. Just think how that word has been twisted around, just because it's hard to love thy neighbor.”
“Jesus Christ is the Son of Man.”
“Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.”
“Whoever fear God, shall depart from evil.”
“People never remember who helped them conquer their dreams. When they truly achieve a lot, they often forget me easily. Ive noticed the same behavior in both children and adults, and even in family...”
“I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now...Come further up, come further in!”
“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.”
“Peter's destiny lay along a different path from John's. And your calling is unlike anyone else's. But the call remains the same: "Follow Me!”
“I am fallen, flawed and imperfect. Yet drenched in the grace and mercy that is found in Jesus Christ, there is strength”
“Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility.”
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead. For wha...”
