William Carey Quotes

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  Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

  William Carey

  Christian, Spiritual, Religion

  "The Missionary Herald". The Baptist Magazine, Volume 35, January 1843.

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• I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

  William Carey

  Matter, Succeed, Not Afraid

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• It is the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.

  William Carey

  Endeavor, Duty, Nations

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• I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God's failure to supply my need when first I had given for the furtherance of His work. He has never failed in His promise, so I cannot fail in my service to Him.

  William Carey

  Generosity, Promise, Needs

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• To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.

  William Carey

  Christian Inspirational, Missionary, Needs

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• Expect great things from God, receive great things from God. Expect little from God, receive little from God.

  William Carey

  Littles, Great Things

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• Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness.

  William Carey

  Prayer, Lying, Believe

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• To belong to Jesus is to embrace the nations with Him.

  William Carey

  Jesus, Missionary, Embrace

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• The future is as bright as the promise of God.

  William Carey

  Promise

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• I will venture to go... but remember that you must hold the ropes.

  William Carey

  Missionary, Rope, Venture

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• Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.

  William Carey

  Might, Kingdoms, Causes

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• The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer.

  William Carey

  Prayer, Grace, Answers

  "An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians". Book by William Carey, 1792.

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• I'm a dreamer and continue to dream of what can and will be, "Expecting great things from God, Attempting great things for God

  William Carey

  Dream, Expecting, Attempting

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• There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead. Therefore, we must go forward.

  William Carey

  Christian, Prayer, Hands

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• I went to India as a missionary to save England from spiritual collapse.

  William Carey

  Spiritual, India, Missionary

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• Is not the commission of our Lord still binding upon us? Can we not do more than now we are doing?

  William Carey

  Missionary, Lord, Missions

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• If you want the Kingdom speeded, go out and speed it yourselves. Only obedience rationalizes prayer. Only Missions can redeem your intercessions from insincerity.

  William Carey

  Prayer, Want, Kingdoms

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• One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer.

  William Carey

  Prayer, Important, Firsts

  William Carey (1792). “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians, to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens: In which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings are Considered,”, p.77

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• When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die, unless upheld by God. Well, I have God, and His Word is true. Though the superstitions of the heathen were a thousand times stronger than they are, and the example of the Europeans a thousand times worse; though I were deserted by all and persecuted by all, yet my faith, fixed on the sure Word, would rise above all obstructions and overcome every trial. God's cause will triumph. (William Carey, quoted in Iain Murray, The Puritan Hope, Banner of Truth 1971, p 140.)

  William Carey

  Strong, Overcoming, Triumph

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• You have been saying much about Dr. Carey and his work. When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey; speak about Dr. Carey's Saviour.

  William Carey

  Missionary, Drs, Gone

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• We must not be contented however with praying, without exerting ourselves in the use of means for the obtaining of those things we pray for.

  William Carey

  Mean, Use, Praying

  William Carey (1792). “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians, to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens: In which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings are Considered,”, p.81

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• A Christian minister is a person who in a peculiar sense is not his own; he is the servant of God, and therefore ought to be wholly devoted to Him.

  William Carey

  Christian, Servant Of God, Peculiar

  William Carey (1792). “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians, to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens: In which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings are Considered,”, p.72

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• Every Christian should live life with an open Bible and an open map.

  William Carey

  Christian, Live Life, Maps

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• Our Lord Jesus Christ, a little before his departure, commissioned his apostles to Go, and teach all nations; or, as another evangelist expresses it, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. This commission was as extensive as possible, and laid them under obligation to disperse themselves into every country of the habitable globe, and preach to all the inhabitants, without exception, or limitation. They accordingly went forth in obedience to the command, and the power of God evidently wrought with them.

  William Carey

  Country, Jesus, Departure

  William Carey (1792). “An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians, to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens: In which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings are Considered,”, p.7

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• The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer; and it is in this way, we have the greatest reason to suppose, that the glorious out-pouring of the Spirit, which we expect at last, will be bestowed.

  William Carey

  Prayer, Grace, Pouring

  "An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians". Book by William Carey, 1792.

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