Christian Quotes
To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection. Though this be not the grace of nature, it is the nature of grace.
Bible prophecy helps us to better understand the future and realize the urgent need to spread the Gospel. It motivates us to personal purity and gives us hope in a hopeless age.
The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.
At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.
The real issue at hand is how God is going to respond to a culture when the majority of the people seek to veto Him.
A holy life is not an ascetic, or gloomy or solitary life, but a life regulated by divine truth and faithful in Christian duty. It is living above the world while we are still in it.
There never has been a culture since this world began in which a New Testament Christian could feel at home.
Before we can strengthen believers or win the lost, we must be converted from the self-life to the Christ-life. . . "Not I, but Christ."
We need to take down our "Do not disturb" signs... snap out of our stupor and come out of our coma and awake from our apathy.
The devil is in constant conspiracy against a preacher who really prays, for it has been said that what a minister is in his prayer closet is what he is, no more, no less.
When Christ possesses the will He keeps it fixed. The trouble comes when we take matters out of His hand and try to handle them ourselves.
Life is like a grain of wheat: to plant it is to recognize its value; to keep it is to destroy its value. The 'planted' Christian counts life dear not unto himself but unto God.
So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I'm Christian, so when I hear about death I have a lot of hope because I believe in Jesus and life after death, and John 3:16.
As you know, the Inquisition is an admirable and wholly Christian invention to make the pope and the monks more powerful and turn a whole kingdom into hypocrites.
It is not enough to ask yourself, 'Does God's Word permit me to use these good things of the world?' You must also inquire, 'Will it serve the glory of God?'and, 'Will it edify my fellow Christians?'
Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well.
I believe that to pray without ceasing means to think good thoughts without ceasing.
He is the greatest influence in the world today. There is... a fifth Gospel being written - the work of Jesus Christ in the hearts and lives of men and nations.
We cannot make up for failure in our devotional life by redoubling energy in service. We shall never take people beyond our own spiritual attainment.
Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan's landing places, especially the eye and the ear.
I've been in politics long enough to expect criticism and hostility. But I was unprepared for the hatred I get from Christians. Why do Christians hate so much?.
Divine love is perfect peace and joy, it is a freedom from all disquiet, it is all content and happiness; and makes everything to rejoice in itself.
The sun meets not the springing bud that stretches towards him with half the certainty that God, the source of all good, communicates himself to the soul that longs to partake of him.
This notion of public-school doors being barred to God would have confounded not only the founding fathers but also those who attended American public schools as recently as the early 1960s.
I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.
Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.
Your suffering only matters if it connects you to the suffering of others, if it heals them too.
Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.
Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one
I am also praying for you, my beloved partner. God has a miracle breakthrough for your life.
Listening is an act of love. When you listen to people, you are communicating non-verbally that they are important to you.
Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.
A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.
For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?
There is a spiritual law of choosing, believing, abiding, and holding steady in our walk with God, which is essential to the working of the Holy Spirit either in our sanctification or healing.
Christians don't seem to be as aware of, or as sensitive to, the dire state of humanity as they are about the pleasant growth of their Christian walk.
It pleases our heavenly Father when we acknowledge and confess to Him our inability to run our own lives. That is what we are doing when we say, "Father, help me! I need You!"
People often ask me how I keep my priorities straight in life and I tell them that it is done by constantly straightening them out!
Too often we spend our time in the past or the future. We need to learn to live now - mentally as well as physically and spiritually.
If we didn't struggle through some things, we would never develop the strength and stamina we need to survive in this world.