Quotes about christ
christian ocean exercise
Oh let us continually keep faith in exercise, till it be entirely swallowed up in the boundless ocean of beatific vision. George Whitefield
christian blessing past
No doubt [women of faith in the past] were reproached for His name's sake, and accounted mad women; but they had a faith which enabled them at that time to overcome the world, and by which they climbed up to heaven. George Whitefield
christian heart blessing
Oh that I was lowly in heart! Honor and dishonor, good report and evil report would then be alike, and prove a furtherance to me in my Christian cause. George Whitefield
christian moving heart
Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding, but, by persuasive, pathetic address, endeavour to move the affections and warm the heart. George Whitefield
christian jesus heart
A true faith in Jesus Christ will not suffer us to be idle. No, it is an active, lively, restless principle; it fills the heart, so that it cannot be easy till it is doing something for Jesus Christ. George Whitefield
christian blessing grace
The riches of His free grace cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very vigilant, and seeks all occasions to disturb me. George Whitefield
christian prayer today
My prayer today is that God would make me an extraordinary Christian. George Whitefield
christ poor lost
Come poor, lost, undone sinner, come just as you are to Christ. George Whitefield
christian spiritual charity
For, if we have not charity, we are not Christians: charity is the great duty of Christians. George Whitefield
christian powerful great-day
If we are not inwardly wrought upon, and changed by the powerful operations of the Holy Spirit, and our moral actions proceed from a principle of a new nature, however we may call ourselves Christians, we shall be found naked at the great day. George Whitefield
christian christian-inspirational christ
Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing. George Whitefield
christian spiritual giving
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher. George Whitefield
christian sweet journey
How sweet is rest after fatigue! How sweet will heaven be when our journey is ended. George Whitefield
christian spiritual jesus
If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed ... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal. George Whitefield
christian dream heaven
John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, "Are there any Presbyterians here?" "Yes!", came the answer. Then he asked, "Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any Methodists?" The answer was Yes! each time. Much distressed, Wesley was then ushered to the gates of Heaven. There he asked the same question, and the answer was No! "No?" To this, Wesley asked, "Who then is inside?" The answer came back, "There are only Christians here." George Whitefield
christian religious suffering
We are suffering from a kind of slow-motion barbarization from within. George Will
christian church cult
The Christian church is an encyclopedia of prehistoric cults. Friedrich Nietzsche
christ glory
Christ within us, the hope of glory. Frederick William Robertson
christian identity stereotype
Stereotypes involving Christian identity, Christian persecution is so far back in history now that no one fears it being revived, unless you live in China, I guess. Gregg Easterbrook
christian people world
The worlds greatest need is the personal holiness of Christian people. J. I. Packer
christian men mind
Christian minds have been conformed to the modern spirit: the spirit, that is, that spawns great thoughts of man and leaves room for only small thoughts of God. J. I. Packer
christian humility roots
The fruit of wisdom is Christlikeness, peace, humility and love. And, the root of it is faith in Christ as the manifested wisdom of God J. I. Packer
christian sweet father
It is often the case, as all the saints know, that fellowship with the Father and the Son is most vivid and sweet, and Christian joy is greatest, when the cross is heaviest. J. I. Packer
christian faithful church
The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing . J. I. Packer
christian morning brother
Do I as a Christian understand myself? Do I know my own real identity? My own real destiny? I am a child of God, God is my Father; heaven is my home; every day is one day nearer. My Saviour is my brother; every Christian is my brother too. Say it over and over again to yourself first thing in the morning, last thing at night, as you wait for the bus, any time when your mind is free, and ask God that you may be enabled to live as one who knows it is all utterly and completely true. For this is the Christians secret of the Christian life, of a God-honouring life. J. I. Packer
christian intellectual spirit
The Christian's life in all its aspects-intellectual and ethical, devotional and relational, upsurging in worship and outgoing in witness-is supernatural; only the Spirit can initiate and sustain it. So apart from him, not only will there be no lively believers and no lively congregations, there will be no believers and no congregations at all. J. I. Packer
christian spring heart
Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow. J. I. Packer
christian giving shining
The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor -- spending and being spent -- to enrich their fellow humans, giving time, trouble, care and concern, to do good to others -- and not just their own friends -- in whatever way there seems need. J. I. Packer
christian godly greatness
We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal. J. I. Packer
christian father answers
What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father. J. I. Packer
christian wise men
A wise man had said that your Christian life is like a three-legged stool. The legs are doctrine, experience and practice, which is obedience; and you, will not stay upright unless all three are there. In recent years many Christians have not kept these three together. J. I. Packer
christian imagination goal
What makes life worthwhile is having a big enough objective, something which catches our imagination and lays hold of our allegiance, and this the Christian has in a way that no other person has. For what higher, more exalted, and more compelling goal can there be than to know God? J. I. Packer
christian christian-inspirational made
God made life, and God alone can tell us its meaning. J. I. Packer