Christian Quotes - Page 11

• Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.

  Rick Warren

  Hurt, Track, Forgiving

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• All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

  Billy Graham

  Life, Sympathy, Encouraging

  Franklin Graham, Billy Graham (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, p.119, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of His hands.

  J. C. Ryle

  Jesus, Hands, Comfort

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• No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

  Saint John Chrysostom

  Anger, May, Matter

  "The Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: On the Acts of the Apostles".

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• Probably the greatest tragedy of the church throughout its long and checkered history has been its constant tendency to conform to the prevailing culture instead of developing a Christian counter-culture .

  John Stott

  Counter Culture, Long, Tragedy

  John Stott (2014). “The Message of the Sermon on the Mount”, p.44, SPCK

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• Beware of harking back to what you once were when God wants you to be something you have never been.

  Oswald Chambers

  God, Religious, Baptists

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Our Brilliant Heritage / If You Will Be Perfect / Disciples Indeed: The Inheritance of God's Transforming Mind & Heart”, p.138, Discovery House

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• If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees.

  Vance Havner

  School, Knees, Ifs

  Vance Havner (1976). “All the Days”, Fleming H. Revell Company

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• It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God.

  Brother Yun

  God, Religious, Men

  Brother Yun, Paul Hattaway (2009). “The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun”, p.3, Hendrickson Publishers

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• If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Jesus, Religion, Today

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• To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.

  R. C. Sproul

  Love, God, Knowing

  Twitter post from Jan 02, 2016

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• To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.

  Martin Luther

  Friendship, Prayer, Father

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• God maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding his presence enough so that people who want to choose to ignore him can do it. This way, their choice of destiny is really free.

  J.P. Moreland

  God, Freedom, Destiny

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• Let this be to you the mark of true gospel preaching - where Christ is everything, and the creature is nothing; where it is salvation all of grace, through the work of the Holy Spirit applying to the soul the precious blood of Jesus.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Religious, Jesus, Blood

  Charles, Spurgeon H. “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 42: Sermons 2446-2497”, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

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• The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.

  R. A. Torrey

  Motivational, Success, Spiritual

  R. A. Torrey, Edward D. Andrews (2016). “CHRISTIAN LIVING: How to Succeed in the Christian Life [Updated and Expanded]”, p.259, Christian Publishing House

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• If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven.

  John Vianney

  Numbers, People, Heaven

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• The Gospel is not about man searching for GOD but GOD reaching out to mankind!

  Lou Engle

  God, Men, Humanity

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• We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Long, Waiting

  Charles Spurgeon (2012). “Daily Help Devotional”, p.81, Whitaker House

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• Nobody can do as much damage to the church of God as the man who is within its walls, but not within its life.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Faith, Religious

  Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1112, Barbour Publishing

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• The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.

  J. C. Ryle

  Delight, Scripture, Beloved

  "Holiness (Abridged): Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots".

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• You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.

  Max Lucado

  Forgiveness, God, Faith

  Twitter post from Jul 18, 2014

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• We can be in our day what the heroes of faith were in their day - but remember at the time they didn't know they were heroes.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Faith, Religious, Hero

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• Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.

  Dale Evans

  Inspirational, God, Religious

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• God doesn't break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.

  Bob Goff

  God, Faith, Religious

  FaceBook post by Bob Goff from Jul 17, 2013

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• If we want to be known in heaven and feared in hell we must be willing to lose our reputation here on earth.

  Loren Cunningham

  Fear, Heaven, Honor

  Loren Cunningham (1997). “Making Jesus Lord: The Dynamic Power of Laying Down Your Rights”, p.70, YWAM Publishing

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