John Newton
John Newton
John Newtonwas an English sailor, in the Royal Navy for a period, and later a captain of slave ships. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth24 July 1725
CountryUnited States of America
grace hope ought
I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I would like to be; I am not what I hope to be. But I am not what I once was, and by the grace of God, I am what I am.
forming name
I think a lot of it is a forming of attitudes. I think, primarily, they know our name but they don't know much about us.
ashamed believe cannot christian deficient poor sadly sin theory though
Alas! though I know in theory what a Christian should be--I am still sadly deficient in practice! I am a poor creature, and see much to be ashamed of every day, and in every circumstance. Yet, though sin will distress--it cannot condemn, those who believe in Jesus!
christian jesus sacrifice
The Law was given by Moses; the moral law, to discover the extent and abounding sin; the ceremonial law, to point out, by typical sacrifices and ablutions, the way in which forgiveness was to be sought and obtained. But grace, to relieve us from the condemnation of the one, and truth answerable to the types and shadows of the other, came by Jesus Christ.
working-together together
All shall work together for good; everything is needful that He sends; nothing can be needful that He withholds.
storm doe sometimes
God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.
heart views giving
God often takes a course for accomplishing His purposes directly contrary to what our narrow views would prescribe. He brings a death upon our feelings, wishes, and prospects when He is about to give us the desire of our hearts.
feet justice may
May we sit at the foot of the cross; and there learn what sin has done, what justice has done, what love has done.
heart dust hands
Whoever is truly humbled — will not be easily angry, nor harsh or critical of others. He will be compassionate and tender to the infirmities of his fellow-sinners, knowing that if there is a difference — it is grace alone which has made it! He knows that he has the seeds of every evil in his own heart. And under all trials and afflictions — he will look to the hand of the Lord, and lay his mouth in the dust, acknowledging that he suffers much less than his iniquities have deserved.
mistake glory advantage
We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to his glory and our own advantage.
land dying lasts
I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)
scripture trouble failing
Though troubles assail And dangers affright, Though friends should all fail And foes all unite; Yet one thing secures us, Whatever betide, The scripture assures us, The Lord will provide.
humble men silence
What will it profit a man if he gains his cause and silences his adversary if at the same time he loses that humble, tender frame of spirit in which the Lord delights, and to which the promise of his presence is made?
heart heaven soul
A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.