John Bunyan Quotes

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• In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

  John Bunyan

  Love, Christian, Peace

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• If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.

  John Bunyan

  Life, Criticism, Matter

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• You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

  John Bunyan

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• The reason why the Christians in this day are at such a loss as to some things is that they are contented with what comes from man's mouth, without searching and kneeling before God to know of Him the truth of things.

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  Christian, Loss, Men

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• You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.

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  Prayer, Sacrifice, Soul

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• The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve, against the serpent, or something else.

  John Bunyan

  Lying, Heart, Men

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• Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

  John Bunyan

  Bible, Christian, Men

  John Bunyan (1850). “The Riches of Bunyan”, p.44

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• He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

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  Running, Morning, Intercession

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• If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won't do whatever they want, they'll do whatever He wants.

  John Bunyan

  Punishment, People, Want

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• Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.

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  Jesus, Prayer, Men

  John Bunyan (1831). “The works of that eminent servant of Christ, John Bunyan: minister of the gospel and formerly Pastor of a Congregatin at Bedford”, p.96

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• No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

  John Bunyan

  Christian, Men, Temptation

  John Bunyan, George Barrell Cheever (1850). “The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come,: Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. Wherein is Discovered the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Country”, p.89

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• In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

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  Christian, Disappointment, Grace

  John Bunyan (1873). “The Complete Works”, p.79

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• What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

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  Men, World, Obedience

  John Bunyan, William Mason (1814). “The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come;: Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream: Wherein is Discovered the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Country:”, p.97

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• The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.

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  Prayer, Heart, Knees

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• In prayer, it is better to have heart without words, than words without heart. Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin entice a man to cease from prayer. The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

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  Prayer, Heart, Sacrifice

  John Bunyan (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of John Bunyan (Illustrated)”, p.659, Delphi Classics

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• Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.

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  Hurt, Grieving, Temptation

  John Bunyan (1997). “Your Victory in Christ”, Whitaker Distribution

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• I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

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  Christian, Found, Worst

  John Bunyan, John Stachniewski, Anita Pacheco (1998). “Grace Abounding with Other Spiritual Autobiographies”, p.274, Oxford University Press, USA

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• The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end

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  Christian, Christian Inspirational, Ends

  John Bunyan (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of John Bunyan (Illustrated)”, p.378, Delphi Classics

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• I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.

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  Deliverance, Chains, My Own

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• Hope is never ill when faith is well.

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  Ill, Wells

  John Bunyan (1862). “The Whole Works of John Bunyan ...: Reprinted from the Author's Own Editions”, p.583

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• In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.

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  Prayer, Forget, Mercy

  John Bunyan (1771). “Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ... The twelfth edition, with his character”, p.137

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• To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.

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  Humble, World, Lost

  John Bunyan (1831). “The works of that eminent servant of Christ, John Bunyan: minister of the gospel and formerly Pastor of a Congregatin at Bedford”, p.97

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• He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.

  John Bunyan

  Fall, Humble, Pride

  'The Pilgrim's Progress' (1684) pt. 2 'Shepherd Boy's Song'

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• To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.

  John Bunyan

  Running, Hands, Law

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• He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.

  John Bunyan

  Sorrow, Given

  John Bunyan, Thomas Scott (1825). “The Pilgrim's Progress: From this World to that which is to Come. Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. In Two Parts”, p.56

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