The ultimate test of our spirituality is the measure of our amazement at the grace of God.
Conviction is not repentance; conviction leads to repentance. But you can be convicted without repentance.
What is preaching? Logic on fire! Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. A true understanding and experience of the Truth must lead to this. I say again that a man who can speak about these things dispassionately has no right whatsoever to be in a pulpit; and should never be allowed to enter one.
There is nothing which so certifies the genuineness of a man's faith as his patience and his patient endurance, his keeping on steadily in spite of everything.
We all tend to go to extremes; some rely only on their own preparation and look for nothing more; others, as I say, tend to despise preparation and trust to the unction, the anointing and the inspiration of the Spirit alone. But there must be no "either/or" here; it is always "both/and." These two things must go together.
There is nothing more foolish or self-defeating than for a Christian to say that he is not interested in doctrines.
All teaching and all truth and all doctrine must be tested in the light of the scriptures.
Though we claim to believe the whole of Scripture, in practice we frequently deny much of it by ignoring it.
The gospel is meant to control and govern everything in our lives.
Spiritual depression or unhappiness in the Christian life is very often due to our failure to realize the greatness of the gospel.
Be still, and know that I am God. We must not interpret that 'Be still' in a sentimental manner. Some regard it as a kind of exhortation to us to be silent; but it is nothing of the sort. It means, 'Give up -or 'Give in' and admit I am God'. God is addressing people who are opposed to Him.
The devil is so subtle that he dominates man and persuades him at the same time that he is not being dominated.
The eternal everlasting God has become our Father and the moment we realize that, it transforms everything.
The gospel is not something partial or piecemeal: it takes in the whole life, the whole of history, the whole world. It tells us about creation and the final judgment and everything in between.
Faith is a refusal to panic, come what may.
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to succeed before he is ready.
If you doubt your sins have been forgiven, that in itself is sin.
People who think that once they are converted all will be happy, have forgotten Satan.
Prayer, in many ways, is the supreme expression of our faith in God.
Preaching the Word is the primary task of the Church, the primary task of the leaders of the Church, the people who are set in this position of authority; and we must not allow anything to deflect us from this, however good the cause, however great the need.
The Gospel is open to all; the most respectable sinner has no more claim on it than the worst.
What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this: It is to give men and women a sense of God and His presence.
A man who imagines that because he has a head full of knowledge that he is sufficient for these things had better start learning again. 'Who is sufficient for these things?' What are you doing? You are not simply imparting information, you are dealing with souls, you are dealing with pilgrims on the way to eternity, you are dealing with matters not only of life and death in this world, but with eternal destiny.
You pray and make your requests made known unto God, and God will do something.' It is not your prayer that is going to do it, it is not you who is going to do it, but God. 'The peace of God that passeth all understanding'-He, through it all, 'will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus'.
We must re-grasp the idea of church membership as being the membership of the body of Christ and as the biggest honour which can come man's way in this world.
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