Christian Quotes - Page 13

• You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

  Rick Warren

  Faith, Godly, Religion

  FaceBook post by Pastor Rick Warren from Jan 04, 2013

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• We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.

  William Law

  Prayer, Heart, Order

  William Law (1734). “A practical treatise upon Christian perfection. Repr. [of the 1726 ed.].”, p.266

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• The Christian who is truly intimate with Jesus will never draw attention to himself but will only show the evidence of a life where Jesus is completely in control. This is the outcome of allowing Jesus to satisfy every area of life to its depth. The picture resulting from such a life is that of the strong, calm balance that our Lord gives to those who are intimate with Him.

  Oswald Chambers

  Strong, Jesus, Giving

  Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.35, Discovery House

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• The incarnation began with Jesus and it has never stopped . . . God takes on flesh so that every home becomes a church, every child becomes the Christ-child, and all food and drink become a sacrament. God's many faces are now everywhere, in flesh, tempered and turned down, so that our human eyes can see him.

  Ronald Rolheiser

  God, Jesus, Children

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• Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience.

  Steven Furtick

  God, Faith, Religious

  Twitter post from May 16, 2017

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• The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

  Harper Lee

  Bible, Book, Thinking

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• The Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next.

  C. S. Lewis

  World, Next

  C. S. Lewis (1952). “Mere Christianity: a revised and enlarged edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, The case for Christianity, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality”, Scribner Paper Fiction

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• The Bible says that the devil is like a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8). He comes in the darkness, and tries to frighten the children of God with his mighty roar. But when you switch on the light of the Word of God, you discover that there is no lion. There is only a mouse with a microphone! The devil is an imposter. Got it?

  Reinhard Bonnke

  Bible, God, Children

  Reinhard Bonnke (2015). “Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days In God’s Word”, p.314, Whitaker House

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• When God created you, He created a dream and wrapped a body around it.

  Lou Engle

  God, Dream, Religious

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• Our pursuit of God is successful just because He is forever seeking to manifest Himself to us.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Faith, God, Religious

  Aiden Wilson Tozer (1968). “The Pursuit of God”, p.89, Fig

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• When you take time with God and listen to His voice, He renews your strength and enables you to handle life.

  Joyce Meyer

  Life, Strength, God

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• Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ, I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, "in Christ."

  Watchman Nee

  Strength, God, Faith

  Watchman Nee (1999). “Secrets to Spiritual Power: From the Writings of Watchman Nee”, p.74, Whitaker House

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• I feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near another. In general it is best to have at least one hour alone with God before engaging in anything else.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  God, Religious, Prayer

  Edward McKendree Bounds (1920). “Purpose in Prayer”

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• We must be faithful to the present moment or we will frustrate the plan of God for our lives.

  Solanus Casey

  Inspirational, God, Religious

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• The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.

  Samuel Chadwick

  Prayer, Laughing, Religion

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• When your will is God's will, you will have your will.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Faith, Jesus

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• Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.

  Hudson Taylor

  Religious, Looks, May

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• What makes the Dead Sea dead? Because it is all the time receiving, never giving out anything. Why is it that many Christians are cold? Because they are all the time receiving, never giving out anything.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Sea, Giving, Receiving

  Dwight L Moody (2013). “Moody's Stories: Anecdotes, Incidents and Illustrations”, p.31, Moody Publishers

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• Never believe that the so-called random events of life are anything less than God’s appointed order. Be ready to discover His divine designs anywhere and everywhere.

  Oswald Chambers

  Life, God, Religious

  Oswald Chambers (2013). “Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers”, p.80, Discovery House

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• The worst forms of depression are cured when Holy Scripture is believed.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Depression, Bible, God

  Spurgeon, Charles (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 35: Sermons 2062-2120”, p.332, Delmarva Publications, Inc.

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• God's thoughts of you are many, let not yours be few in return.

  Charles Spurgeon

  God, Faith, Religious

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• What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

  Eleanor Powell

  Inspirational, Life, Graduation

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• The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian.  No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his life, but just as surely no one will attain it without effort on his own part.

  Jerry Bridges

  Effort, Degrees, Holiness

  Jerry Bridges (1996). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, NavPress Publishing Group

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• Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

  Daniel Webster

  Men, Citizens, Good Citizen

  Daniel Webster (1830). “Speeches and Forensic Arguments”, p.53

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• I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his total inability to do anything without Christ. The greatest Christian is not the one who has achieved the most but rather the one who has received the most.

  Jim Cymbala

  Inability, Admitting, Mature

  Jim Cymbala, Dean Merrill (1999). “Fresh Faith: What Happens When Real Faith Ignites God's People”, p.45, Zondervan

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