Christian Quotes - Page 28

• God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers--he's a shepherd seeking for sheep, a woman searching for coins, a father waiting for his son.

  Clarence Jordan

  God, Father, Son

  Clarence Jordan (2005). “The Substance of Faith: and Other Cotton Patch Sermons”, p.170, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• We are not responsible to God for the soul that are saved, but we are responsible for the Gospel that is preached, and for the way in which we preach it

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Responsibility, Soul

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• God is the one who satisfies the passion for justice, the longing for spirituality, the hunger for relationship, the yearning for beauty. And God, the true God, is the God we see in Jesus of Nazareth, Israel's Messiah, the world's true Lord.

  N. T. Wright

  Relationship, Beauty, Faith

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• Remember: He WANTS your fellowship, and He has done everything possible to make it a reality. He has forgiven your sins, at the cost of His own dear Son. He has given you His Word, and the priceless privilege of prayer and worship.

  Billy Graham

  Forgiveness, God, Religious

  Billy Graham (2006). “Hope for Each Day: Words of Wisdom and Faith”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man [2 Cor. 5:21]. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.

  John Stott

  Bible, God, Sacrifice

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• Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.

  Isidore of Seville

  Faith, Hope, Religious

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• Christ is to be answerable for all those that are given to Him, at the last day, and therefore we need not doubt but that He will certainly employ all the power of His Godhead to secure and save all those that He must be accountable for. Christ's charge and care of these that are given to Him, extends even to the very day of their resurrection, that He may not so much as lose their dust, but gather it together again, and raise it up in glory to be a proof of His fidelity; for, saith He, "I shall lose nothing, but raise it up again at the last day."

  Thomas Brooks

  Jesus, Caring, Power

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• So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
  Till my trophies at last I lay down;
  I will cling to the old rugged cross,
  And exchange it some day for a crown.

  George Bennard

  Jesus, Easter, Crowns

  The Old Rugged Cross (1913 hymn)

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• Peace is not automatic. It is a gift of the grace of God. It comes when hearts are exposed to the love of Christ. But this always costs something. For the love of Christ was demonstrated through suffering and those who experience that love can never put it into practice without some cost.

  Festo Kivengere

  Love, God, Jesus

  Festo Kivengere, Dorothy Smoker (1977). “I Love Idi Amin: The Story of Triumph Under Fire in the Midst of Suffering and Persecution in Uganda”

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• Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

  Billy Graham

  God, Religious, Pain

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, p.49, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Heaven is a wonderful place and the benefits for the believer are out of this world!

  Billy Graham

  God, Faith, Believe

  Billy Graham (1994). “Death and the Life After”, p.125, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.

  Carl F. H. Henry

  God, Religious, Time

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• Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.

  Jaroslav Pelikan

  Life, Death, Faith

  Jaroslav Pelikan, Valerie R. Hotchkiss, Patrick Henry (2005). “Orthodoxy & Western Culture: A Collection of Essays Honoring Jaroslav Pelikan on His Eightieth Birthday”, p.16, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

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• We should let God be the One to praise us and not praise ourselves. For God detests those who commend themselves. Let others applaud our good deeds.

  Pope Clement I

  God, Letting Go, Religious

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• Father of mercy and God of all consolation, graciously look upon me and impart to me the blessing which flows from this holy Sacrament. Overshadow me with Your loving kindness, and let this divine Mystery bear fruit in me.

  Saint Blaise

  Love, God, Prayer

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• The concept of substitution lies at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.

  John Stott

  God, Friday, Religious

  John Stott (2012). “The Cross of Christ”, p.159, InterVarsity Press

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• Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of the Lord, who even before he was born, and then just after birth, experienced the world’s rejection. And every elderly person…even if he is ill or at the end of his days, bears the face of Christ. They cannot be discarded, as the ‘culture of waste’ suggests!

  Pope Francis

  Inspiring, Wise, Jesus

  Pope Francis (2017). “Embracing the Way of Jesus: Reflections from Pope Francis on Living Our Faith”, p.77, Loyola Press

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• Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Peace, Prayer, Heart

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• Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.

  Pope Francis

  Relationship, Happiness, Happy

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

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• The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.

  Robert Boyle

  Bible, Religious, Redemption

  Robert Boyle (1966). “Works”

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• Convictions are not merely beliefs we hold; they are those beliefs that hold us in their grip.

  Albert Mohler

  Faith, Believe, Baptists

  Albert Mohler (2012). “The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters”, p.16, Baker Books

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• Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend. Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. Prayer does not bring God down to us, but brings us up to Him.

  Ellen G. White

  God, Prayer, Heart

  Ellen G. White (2013). “Ellen G. White Review and Herald Articles - Book IV of IV”, p.36, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

  Timothy Keller

  Prayer, Powerful, Agony

  Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.88, Penguin

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• How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

  Pope Francis

  Religious, Peace, Prayer

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• If I had my way, I would declare a moratorium on public preaching of 'the plan of salvation' in America for one to two years. Then I would call on everyone who has use of the airways and the pulpits to preach the holiness of God, therighteousness of God and the law of God, until sinners would cry out, 'What must we do to be saved?' Then I would take them off in a corner and whisper the gospel to them. Such drastic action is needed because we have gospel-hardened a generation of sinners by telling them how to be saved before they have any understanding why they need to be saved.

  Paris Reidhead

  God, America, Years

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