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From the experience of these years Dr. Lloyd-Jones was immovably confirmed in a truth which he had first seen in the New Testament. It was that evangelism is pre-eminently dependent upon the quality of the Christian life which is known and enjoyed in the church.
— Iain H. Murray, The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones - 1899-1981
In your walk with Christ, you shall meet crises, but, when crises arise, remember Christ!
— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Ultimately, Adam's role as the leader and Eve's role as the helper have the same underlying purpose. It's all about serving and pointing others to Christ. Neither role is about us. They are both always about God. When serving God is our goal, having the title "helper" won't bother us. we can gratefully accept our God-defined position to bring honor to Him.
— Kristen Clark & Bethany Baird
Idols aren't just stone statues. No, idols are the thoughts, desires, longings, and expectations that we worship in the place of the true God. Idols cause us to ignore the true God in search of what we think we need.
— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
A Christian sees all men as made in the image of God. All are sinners too, which means that the image is marred, but it is a divine image nonetheless, capable of redemption and therefore to be held in honor.
— Elisabeth Elliot, Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Wonders and signs are miracles of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
my whole authorship pertains to Christianity, to the issue: becoming a Christian, with direct and indirect polemical aim at that enormous illusion, Christendom-- Soren Kierkegaard "The Point of View for My Work as an Author, (The Single Individual)
— Soren kierkagaard
The problem is not just the wrong ormistake that you did but the correction,/right you refused to do.
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Unlocking Closed Doors
So necessary is it not only that we should be what we appear, but appear what we are.
— William Jay
God works by means; and it is by his people that he principally carries on his cause in the world. They are his witnesses. They are his servants. He first makes them the subjects of his grace, and then the mediums. He first turns them from rebels into friends, and then employs them to go and beseech others to be reconciled unto God. For they know the wretchedness of a state of alienation from him. They know the blessedness of a return. They have "tasted that the Lord is gracious." Their own experience gives them earnestness and confidence in saying to those around them, "O taste, and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
— William Jay, The Christian Contemplated in a Course of Lectures
I surrender my life to the Saviour, Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Expect much more from God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Devote yourself to reading of Scriptures.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sacred jar of oil shall never run out.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart I have overcome the world.John 16:33
— Anonymous
We only fear due to lack of faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To my dear daughters, granddaughters, and all future brides, I thought it would be a wonderful tradition for each bride to write a little note and leave a legacy for those who come after her. How I wish my own mother had lived to see my wedding day and been present to share her wisdom!I make no pretense at being wise, but God is. The bible says we can ask for wisdom, and God will honor our request. As you consider marriage, first seek God's will and ask Him to direct your heart. Do not hasten to take your vows. Pause and reflect before you take such a momentous step, and be sure your mate honors God. A marriage is not just between a man and a woman--it is a holy union which must include the Lord to flourish.Ethan was God's gift to me. His patience, strength, and companionship were like a balm to my grief. We learned to work together and rely on one another until respect and affection sparked. Love came softly and grew in our hearts. How I thank God for bringing us together and blessing our union!Though hardships test us and extraordinary things thrill us, life is made up of mundane days. Love each other in the little, commonplace matters of life to strengthen your marriage, or it will wither from neglect. Appreciate what you have, and forgive as freely as you laugh.My darlings, my prayer is for you to make wise decisions of the heart--first in devoting your spirit to the Lord, then in giving your hand to a man. May each of you be blessed with a godly mate and know the joy of growing close together and growing old with him.
— Cathy Marie Hake, The Bartered Bride Collection
Blessed are they that have faith for they shall take steps like a blind man!
— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
We even do not know what we have.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Make sure you stand firm on the solid rock.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What if, tomorrow is your last day on earth? Think!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The power of giving is beyond measure.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sacred preacher woman
—  Lailah Gifty Akita.
We must continually abide in the vine, so that we can keep bearing lasting fruits
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Do not expect anything from any one. Always look to God
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Confident hope is the faith of existence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The truth shall your soul free.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God will never forsake you.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Be at peace with your soul and any other souls.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I am reminded of that irregular preacher at home who was accused of wandering from his subject. He replied that, whether he stuck to his subject or not, he thanked God that he stuck to his object, which was to bring men to Christ. I hope I shall never lose sight of that.
— Geraldine  Taylor
If your heart is pure, you block any harm.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Lord God knows exact when to act.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
There is no great love than the love of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God predetermines plan and path of life for every sacred-soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
There are raw materials undeveloped burning inside you but need a platform to materialize and manifest.
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom: the tripartite force in the pursuit of Divine Access
The word of God, softens every harden heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
when Jesus is on the sea in the middle of a tempest the problem becomes the boat and not the sea"Matt. 14:22-33
— osvaldo yambi
It is not enough to profess the word of God
—  we must partake in good deeds.
I am still the sacred spiritual soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I keenly desire to know God and to keep His ways.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The power of God’s grace is a transformed life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Be rooted in the word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Begin to trust God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
You can explore life by faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Saviour is my strength.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I shall not set my desires on things of the world.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
How awesome is the awe God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Whatever you sow, you shall reap.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Choosing life is always messy. But it is there in the messiness, in the conflicted and often confused ways we live our lives, that we can learn how much mercy matters to us all.
— Mathew N.  Schmalz, Mercy Matters: Opening Yourself to the Life-Changing Gift
I feel thankful to the faithful God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I am amazed about the greatness of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It's been much harder to forgive myself. My mistake was like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripple effect has impacted everyone I love.
— Heather Blanton, A Lady in Defiance
I have seen under the sun, vengeance is of the Lord.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The shield of faith is sword to conquer every fear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Re-position yourself.To change your situation change your position
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Repositioning Yourself for  Greater Success
If you do what is bad, Lay upon your knees and call upon HIM, and he will guide you in the right way.
— Margaret  Slade
Faith sustains the soul, spirit and the body.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We do not have much but we give more.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Great is the glory of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Delight in the Lord and He will deliver you
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The blessings of God are inexhaustible.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The helmet of life is the hope of salvation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God gives great treasures.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The tears we shed are sacred prayers.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Spirit reveals what lies ahead.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is God's jealous love that both unnerves us and draws us to Him. His relentless pursuit, His fierce hatred of any rival, and His incomprehensible willingness to anguish on our behalf captures our heart for His love. His jealousy is our shield; it is our promise of eternal protection and passionate exclusivity. it is our confidence that the divine Lover will win His bride.
— Tremper Longman III
The Lord sends rain due season.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Lord is my strong shield.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
My love to pray is my love to communicate with my Creator.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
My soul sings joyful praise to the Holy one.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Trust in the Lord. Your hope will never be disappointed.
— Lailah  Gifty  Akita
The Lord is my strength.The Lord is my strong shield.The Lord is my shelter.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I am a new creation in Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
O Lord God
— You are my salvation.You are my saviour.You are my shepherd.
Good-hearted laughter is a tribute to the happy God, who created laughter and delights to enter into it with us.
— Randy Alcorn, Happiness
Life is a sacred enduring journey.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him. God is great but because nothing is too small for Him either.
— Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
Don’t doubt your dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Spirituality leads to success.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Good deeds are seeds of generosity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The hour on Sunday can be a time of wonder, a time of transformation, maybe even a time of awe.
— Nancy Beach, An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder
God is in the business of shattering our dreams...God wants to shatter every dream we have that is not of Him. God wants us to have the very best, and the very best happens to be Himself.
— Bob Sjogren and Gerald Robison
Worldliness is not so much what we do, it's what we want to do. It's an issue of the heart.
— Britt Merrick
God will sometimes test us in regard to what we value highly to make sure that we value Him most.
— Britt Merrick, Big God: What Happens When We Trust Him
We don't get to see ourselves the way the Lord sees us, but we can choose to believe what He says about us.
— Angie Smith
have written my first grateful thanks for a fresh new day in a new year.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
We can find a new hope every new day and every New Year.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You can victory overcome every situation by faith and hope.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May the New Year bring you new grace, new gladness and new glory.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Love is ecstasy of life
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God is love.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
We are each other’s guardians.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You ought to pursue love and spiritual sacred-gifts.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Christmas is holy celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God’s great love is the divinity of birth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
If people begin to be more grateful, they will see the wonders of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
My heart filled with endless praise.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The word of God gives comfort.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Love is a divine energy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Don’t waste you energy to compare your life with others.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The higher power, mighty God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I believe in life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Let your need draw you closer to your Creator.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
failure or success is not a mistake but a result
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Through Faith: Living an Overcoming Life
Don’t despise your contributions to Humanity. Every little kind deed counts.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Believe in your God-given dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
In times of turbulence, we must keep calm and be patient.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don't treat your husband the way he deserves, but as Christ expects.
— Ngina Otiende, Blues to Bliss: Creating Your Happily-Ever-After In The Early Years
Don't be in a hurry in life. The sacred-time determines the due events.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Light is life.Life is love.Love is divine
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
We don’t have to be afraid of stepping out. We don’t have to be afraid of failing. We only have to be afraid of not trusting God.
— Jennifer L. Lane, Faith Adventures: Stories of Learning with an Unseen God
When we lack faith, God is not surprised by it. When we lack faith, God can supply it. When we receive the faith He gives us, God is honored by it.
— Jennifer L. Lane, Faith Adventures: Stories of Learning with an Unseen God
Childlike does not mean shallow.
— Jennifer L. Lane, Faith Adventures: Stories of Learning with an Unseen God
The harvest is for the appointed time
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I am overwhelmed by the goodness of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We live by faith and by the grace of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I thank God for providing my every need.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You can shine everywhere you are.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The quietness of spirit is an inner peace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The pursuit of life is passion to seek the presence of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Great is the Lord. He is mighty and powerful.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The fertile land yields its fruits in the sacred time.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be like God. He is the mighty being that dwells in you.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Awesome God.Awe-inspired God.Amazing God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
when you are surrendering your all to God and if God is taking you somewhere, focus less where He is taking you to, For He will definitely take you somewhere. Only surrender
— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Reading the word of God is so refreshing.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
At the sixes and sevens of our mindlead us oh Lord in Thy mightIn the moment to decide on our planslead us oh Lord with Thy planin the middle of uncountable decisionslead us oh Lord with Thy decisionour heart desires, our mind hopesLead us oh Lord, lead us oh LordTo the abode of satisfaction, lead us!In the insatiable desires of lifeLead us oh Lord with Thy lightPeace we want, fulfillment we desireLead us oh Lord with Thy powerIn the unending trials and temptations of lifeLead us oh Lord with Thy lightour heart desires, our mind hopesLead us oh Lord, lead us oh lordTo the abode of satisfaction, lead us!
— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Don’t allow the fear to weaken you. You must conquer fear with faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We boldly conquer any fear with faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Your instinct is your divine being.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
It takes great faith to fight the odds in life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The power of patient is the greatest survival skills.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I thank the Lord daily for His glorious blessings.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
My greatest gratitude is the gift of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Each day, I count 100 times my blessings. What sacred-thanks?
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Blessed are souls with thankful heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The greatest virtue is endurance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Great soul, great life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You are God’s holy people.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Love is the power of being.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Awaken my love.Awaken my soul.Awaken my spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Good health is a holy blessings.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
In the midst of the disappointment, we find faith as an anchor!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
There are challenges and opposition, everywhere! But we will fight the fight of faith!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You are a great God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We are sustained by God’s mighty power.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
What a majestic God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The Lord performs mighty wonders and glorious miracles.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Hope is a gaze on a higher power to meet our every need.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The Holy Bible is the greatest book.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The mighty hand of God is upon me. I shall not be shaken.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Holy God, Holy words.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I have seen times of plentiful and times of scarcity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Generosity is not measured by how much we give away. Generosity is measured by how much we keep for ourselves.
— John Weece
There two separates world
—  life and dead!
The dead person once had a life! This is a misery?
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Would we believe their story of the dead, when they return?
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
When our spirit departs, we will transit into the next world.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Write a daily gratitude.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Hope sustains the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
A critical point: Is an inter-phase between crisis and normalcy, life and death, danger and safety, failure and success.You decide what nextike
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Bible Faith Nuggets Series Box Set
Obey, love and serve the Lord with all your quintessence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
[To] Immediately...turn to our spirit and exercise our spirit to contact God...practically means that we do not trust in ourselves but in God.
— Witness Lee, An Autobiography Of A Person In Spirit
We are the chosen, called and blessed people
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Blessed are the elderly men and women.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
This is the need of the church today. The church is not in great need of miracles, gifts, teachings, or knowledge. Today the church needs the ministry of Christ.
— Witness Lee, An Autobiography Of A Person In Spirit
As we grow in the Christian life we face increasing danger of spiritual pride. We know the correct doctrines, the right methods, and the proper do's and don'ts. But we may not see the poverty of our own spiritual character. We may not see our critical and unforgiving spirit, our habit of backbiting, or our tendency to judge others. We may become like the Laodiceans of whom our Lord said, 'You say, "I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing." But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked' (Revelation 3:17).
— Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness
We know the inner call to lay down our lives for one another because He laid down His life for us. What a powerful death! The cross ransoms, the cross liberates, the cross transforms!
— C.J. Mahaney, Humility: True Greatness
Things rarely go exactly as we expect, but in the long run, they work out well for those who love God. His plan is higher than ours.
— Elizabeth B. Knaus, 5 Miles Round Trip: For Exercise and Quiet Inspiration
Prayer, speaking to the Creator.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The brief story of the supper at Emmaus carries within it a number of core principles of the Christian life as Luke understands it. First, the idea that one comes to know Christ through acts of generosity to other human beings. It is because of their kindness to a stranger that the disciples find the beloved teacher whom they had lost. Second, there is the idea that they can conjure his presence in prayer and in communal acts such as the breaking of bread - by remembering his life, death, and resurrection - even in an undistinguished house in an anonymous village. The simple acts of generosity and community in daily life are the acts that make real the living presence of Jesus.
— Kate  Cooper, Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women
That's the Christian life: a long journey in the same direction. It's about perseverance. Obedience. And a whole lot of grace. The hand of the master winemaker, forever pruning, producing fruit, and then making something profound and lovely out of our meager harvest.
— Nicole Baart, The Moment Between
To successfully tell the story, we had to be willing to let people see us as we really were; with all our weaknesses, fears, and imperfections. There are important lessons we learned from the experience that we would not have adequately relayed to the reader if we had been less bold.” ~ Duane
— Duane & Selena Pannell, 3000 Miles to Eternity: A True Internet Love Story
Believe and trust in God. He is forever faithful.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The Lord is glorious.The Lord is majestic.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God of mighty powers.God of great deeds.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Calling people
—  chosen generation!
I know God cares, He knows my every need.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May God define your path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Plant in tears, harvest with joy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Accept God’s best for your life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Seek the blessings each day brings.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
A day of birth is a glorious event.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
As we plant in tears, we shall harvest with joy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Heavenly Father, let your glory be seen in our lives.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Prayer, Holy communication with God
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
What a glorious day!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Walk humbly with the Creator on earth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
May you have faith to pursue your heavenly visions.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Seek grace and guidance from God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Blessed are you who sow. Every seed you so plant, will grow into bountiful crops for great harvest.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
A simple life freely given in love can transcend the boundaries of place and time, stretching across oceans and extending beyond continents and decades.
— Leslie Parrott, Soul Friends: What Every Woman Needs to Grow in Her Faith
Prayer, divine act.Pray always.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Read the scriptures daily.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
May your heart overflows with exceeding joy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
From His eternal perspective, it's tolerable to allow our temporary dreams to fall apart.
— Jennie Allen, Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul
We've taken the lifeblood out of Christianity and put Kool-Aid in its place so that it tastes better to the crowds, and the consequences are catastrophic. ~Follow Me, pg. 7
— David Platt
If you please God, it does not matter whom you displease. And if you displease Him, it does not matter whom you please.
— Steven J. Lawson, The Kind of Preaching God Blesses
There are so many things we do not appreciate in our life until we recognize God's love for us in them.
— Stormie Omartian, Choose Love: The Three Simple Choices That Will Alter the Course of Your Life
Have you ever wondered why you did not rapture and go to heaven the day you became a Christian? It is because God has work for you to do here on earth! Having gone to heaven, Jesus expects you to be his body on earth. You are his hands, his feet, his voice.
— Pedro Okoro, Crushing the Devil: Your Guide to Spiritual Warfare and Victory in Christ
The Christian life is participation in the encounter of Christ with the world.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics
Christ want to point this out and to warn His followers that in the world everyone should live as though he were alone and should consider His Word and preaching as the very greatest thing on earth, thinking this way to himself: “I see my neighbor and the whole city, and yes the whole world, living differently. All those who are great or noble or rich, the princes and the lords, are allied with it. Nevertheless I have an ally who is greater than all of them, namely, Christ and His Word. When I am all alone, therefore, I am still not alone. Because I have the Word of God, I have Christ with me, together with all the dear angels and all the saints since the beginning of the world. Actually there is a bigger crowd and a more glorious procession surrounding me than there could be in the whole world now. Only I cannot see it with my eyes, and I have to watch and bear the offense of having so many people forsake me or live and act in opposition to me.
— Martin Luther, Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat
As we Christians strive to be more influenced by God’s kingdom than by this world, we’re reminded we will sometimes slip, but ‘if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness’ (1 John 1:9).
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
I had treated my temporary earthly problems so emotionally and seriously that they became major energy zappers, brain drains, and heart breakers. I knew I was a Christian living in this world, but things didn’t really sink in until the concept of the purple wedge made me ‘see’ it and put things into perspective.
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
American Christianity is a story of perpetual upheavals in churches and individual lives. Starting with the extraordinary conversion experience, our lives are motivated by a constant expectation for the Next Big Thing. We're growing bored with the ordinary means of God's grace, attending church week in and week out. Doctrines and disciplines that have shaped faithful Christian witness in the past are often marginalized or substituted with newer fashions or methods. The new and improved may dazzle us for a moment, but soon they have become "so last year". Michael Horton, Ordinary, 16
— Michael S. Horton
Christians want to whine to everyone under the sun about their problems, instead of actually going to the only one who not only cares, but can actually do something about their problems. Next time you are sick, broken hearted or having problems, before you call your friends, post it on Facebook, or tell your pet fish, try going to God with it, and see how much better that works for you.
— Steve C. Roberts, One Minute Thoughts: A Daily Devotional
When you became a Christian, you were still susceptible to living the way you learned to live before. Your brain was not wiped clean. That conflicts with this new life to which you gave yourself. Is it easy being a Christian in this world today? No! You are living in two contrary worlds at the same time. The two worlds have collided!
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
In trying to commit my life to finding and participating in some of the purposes of Christ, as I can determine them, my energies and abilities are gradually being focused and are working together.
— Keith Miller, Habitation of Dragons
God’s Word is the living seed that brings new birth. It is the milk that nurtures the new life of a young Christian and the meat that builds the muscle of a mature believer.
— Colin S. Smith, Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life
The essence of Christianity is centered upon the Lord Jesus Christ. The sum and substance of being a Christian is trusting Christ with the entirety of one’s being. The height of the Christian life is adoring Christ, the depth of it loving Him, the breadth of it obeying Him, and the length of it following Him. Everything in the Christian life revolves around Jesus Christ. Simply put, Christianity is Christ.
— Steven J. Lawson, The Kind of Preaching God Blesses
Remember, as a believer, you are already in God’s kingdom, even if you are still standing on this earth.
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
For believers, there is much more to existence than simply passing out of one world and into another.
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
Fear is an enemy to fight and defeat and not an enemy to fear. Fear of falling, fear of the unknown, fear of making mistakes, fear of trying new ideas, fear of failure or fear of those already there."~ Ikechukwu Joseph
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Discovering Yourself
Everyone in heaven is in God’s kingdom. They are in the 100 percent blue portion of the map. But not everyone in God’s kingdom is in heaven. Is it really possible to live in two worlds at the same time? Absolutely! If you are a Christian, you already are!
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
You have both feet in both worlds at the same time, at least for now. An understanding of this may or may not change what happens to you in this world, but it will definitely change how you see, react to, and handle things, especially if you keep in mind the new knowledge you have of where you are.
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
If, in Him all things hold together, why would anyone ever want to be apart from Him?
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
The real problem is that our values are changing and the new ones are wearing us out. But they're also keeping us from forming genuine, long-term, and meaningful commitments that actually contribute to the lives of others. Over time, the hype of living a new life, taking up a radical calling, and changing the world can creep into every area of our life. And it can make us tired, depressed, and mean. Michael Horton, Ordinary, 13-14
— Michael S. Horton
We want big results-sooner rather than later. And we've forgotten that God showers his extraordinary gifts through ordinary means of grace, loves us through ordinary fellow image bearers, and sends us into the world to love and serve others in ordinary callings. Michael Horton, Ordinary, 14
— Michael S. Horton
If you are a Christian, especially if you are unhappy or frustrated, remind yourself frequently of the purple wedge in which you live.
— Van Harden, Life in the Purple Wedge!
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: The New King James Version
A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.
— Charles Haddon Spurgeon
...the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon.
— Noam Chomsky
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.[Psalms 23]
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
Oh Jerusalem, the city of sorrowA big tear wandering in the eyeWho will halt the aggression?On you, the pearl of religions?Who will wash your bloody walls?Who will safeguard the Bible?Who will rescue the Quran?Who will save Christ, From those who have killed Christ?Who will save man?يا قدسُ، يا مدينةَ الأحزانيا دمعةً كبيرةً تجولُ في الأجفانمن يوقفُ العدوان؟عليكِ، يا لؤلؤةَ الأديانمن يغسل الدماءَ عن حجارةِ الجدران؟من ينقذُ الإنجيل؟من ينقذُ القرآن؟من ينقذُ المسيحَ ممن قتلوا المسيح؟من ينقذُ الإنسان؟
— نزار قباني
The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
— Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare,but the Bible made England.
— Victor Hugo
If you really want to be a rebel get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.
— Mark Driscoll
The Bible just said ‘Thou shalt not kill’, then told hundreds of stories of people killing each other and becoming heroes, like David with Goliath.
— John Marsden, Tomorrow, When the War Began
I'm my beloved's and my beloved is mine.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratricide. Genesis says that in a fit of jealous rage, the very first child born to mortal parents, Cain, snapped and popped the first metaphorical cap in another human being. The attack was a bloody, brutal, violent, reprehensible killing. Cain's brother Abel probably never saw it coming. As I opened the door to my apartment, I was filled with a sense of empathic sympathy and intuitive understanding. For freaking Cain.
— Jim Butcher, Dead Beat
The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.
— Dwight L. Moody
It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the parts that I do understand.
— Mark Twain
And lo I am with you always, even to the very end of the age.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.
— David Livingstone
Thou shalt not stand idly by
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
It is fashionable in some academic circles to exercise scholarly criticism of the Bible. In so doing, scholars place themselves above the Bible and seek to correct it. If indeed the Bible is the Word of God, nothing could be more arrogant. It is God who corrects us; we don’t correct Him. We do not stand over God but under Him.
— R.C. Sproul, Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.
— Joni Eareckson Tada, Anger: Aim It in the Right Direction
Our fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we aren’t satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other.
— Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
— Augustine of Hippo
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
For I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither the present nor the future nor any powers neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:38
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
But for this book we could not know right from wrong.
— Abraham Lincoln
But when perfections comes, the imperfect disappears1st Corinthians
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
And when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, silence coverd the sky
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
An eye for an eye.”“That's a revenge thing, right? From some play.”“The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.
— J.D. Robb, Vengeance in Death
Is not the gospel its own sign and wonder? Is not this a miracle of miracles, that 'God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish'? Surely that precious word, 'Whosoever will, let him come and take the water of life freely' and that solemn promise, 'Him that cometh unto Me, I will in no wise cast out,' are better than signs and wonders! A truthful Saviour ought to be believed. He is truth itself. Why will you ask proof of the veracity of One who cannot lie?
— Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book.
— Abraham Lincoln
Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It must be that way, for God's glory and kingdom. If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory; if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.
— Henry T. Blackaby, Experiencing the Spirit: The Power of Pentecost Every Day
Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed
— Ruth Bell Graham
What is required of thee, O man, but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God. Micah 6:8
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
But then I sigh, with a piece of ScriptureTell them that God bids us to do evil for good; And thus I clothe my naked villanyWith odd old ends stolen out of Holy Writ;And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
— William Shakespeare, Richard III
We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what we want and they are in the way of that happiness so we either abandon them or we smash them. The Scriptures don't teach us to be assertive. The Scriptures teach us—and this is remarkable—the Scriptures teach us to be submissive. This is not a popular idea.
— Rich Mullins
the Bible is only as good and decent as the person reading it.
— Dan Savage, American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics
We are dealing with God's thoughts: we are obligated to take the greatest pains to understand them truly and to explain them clearly.
— D.A. Carson
The Holy Spirit doesn't need to equip you for what you're not going to do, so if you're in rebellion against Jesus and refusing His right to be Lord, He doesn't need to send the Holy Spirit to equip you for service. And, tragically, you miss out on the joy that He brings. So let the Holy Spirit deal with anything that's keeping you from obeying Christ.
— Henry T. Blackaby
The Word of God will be to you a bulwark and a high tower, a castle of defense against the foe. Oh, see to it that the Word of God is in you, in your very soul, permeating your thoughts, and so operating upon your outward life, that all may know you to be a true Bible-Christian, for they perceive it in your words and deeds.
— Charles Haddon Spurgeon
You can point to the alleged miracles of the Bible, or any other religious text, but they are nothing but old stories fabricated by man and then exaggerated over time.
— Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,for I have put my trust in you.Show me the way I should go,for to you I lift up my soul.Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD,for I hide myself in you.Teach me to do your will,for you are my God;may your good Spiritlead me on level ground. -Psalm 143:8-10, NIV
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure! [Psalm 119:162]
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. John 15:1
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
It was not an enemy that reproached me, then I could have borne it.Psalms, 55:12
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
Let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
The character of Moses, as stated in the Bible, is the most horrid that can be imagined. If those accounts be true, he was the wretch that first began and carried on wars on the score or on the pretence of religion; and under that mask, or that infatuation, committed the most unexampled atrocities that are to be found in the history of any nation. Of which I will state only one instance:When the Jewish army returned from one of their plundering and murdering excursions, the account goes on as follows (Numbers xxxi. 13): 'And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp; and Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle; and Moses said unto them, 'Have ye saved all the women alive?' behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. Now therefore, 'kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known a man by lying with him; but all the women- children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for Yourse
— Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
I hold you within my heart.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
For with god nothing shall be impossible.
— Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
All things work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose.
— Anne-Marie Pol
The Bible is authoritative on everything of which it speaks.Moreover, it speaks of everything.
— Cornelius Van Til
The reason you don't like the Bible, you old sinner, is because it knows all about you.
— Billy Sunday
The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.
— Judah Smith, Jesus Is: Find a New Way to Be Human
It shall greatly help ye to understand the Scriptures if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goeth before and what followeth after. 
— Miles Coverdale
God planted the seeds of all the trees," continued Hetty, after a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they have grown! So it is with the Bible. You may read a verse this year, and forget it, and it will come back to you a year hence, when you least expect to remember it.
— James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer
The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.
— Charles Dickens
Heaven must be very beautiful, of course, the Bible says so — but, Anne, it won't be what I've been used to.
— L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island
the whole Bible is itself a missional phenomenon. The writings that now comprise our Bible are themselves the product of and witness to the ultimate mission of God. The Bible renders to us the story of God's mission through God's people in their engagement with God's world for the sake of the whole of God's creation. The Bible is the drama of this God of purpose engaged in the mission of achieving that purpose universally, embracing past, present and future, Israel and the nations, "life, the universe and everything," and with its centre, focus, climax, and completion in Jesus Christ. Mission is not just one of a list of things that the Bible happens to talk about, only a bit more urgently than some. Mission is, in that much-abused phrase, "what it's all about.
— Christopher J.H. Wright
One proof of the inspiration of the Bible is that it has withstood so much poor preaching.
— A.T. Robertson
The Bible is useful because it opens our eyes, and because it’s highly impractical to walk through life with our eyes closed.
— Peter J. Leithart
All my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.Psalm 139:16
— S.L. Rubart
Buy a Bible!Your guide to eternal life!
— Jerome Lawrence, Inherit the Wind
The “Word of God” is not simply the Christian Bible but exists in a threefold form: “The Word” incarnate (Jesus Followers’ King), the word prophesied and proclaimed (Prophets), and the word in scripture (Bible). All three are the self-disclosure of God, The One & Only ...in three, distinct & unique Persons, Father, Son, & Holy Spirit.
— Gary Patton
Whether the Bible is Law or Gospel depends on the spiritual condition of the one hearing it. If someone is regenerate and loves God, then the whole Bible is Gospel to him. If someone is unregenerate and hates God, the whole Bible is Law to him, the whole thing condemns him.
— Douglas Wilson
Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true.
— Francis A. Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
The soul can do without everything except the word of God, without which none at all of its wants are provided for.
— Martin Luther, On Christian Liberty
The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid.
— A.W. Tozer, Man   The Dwelling Place Of God
When the Bible itself becomes irksome, inquire whether you have not been spoiling your appetite by sweetmeats and renounce them; and believe that the Word is the wire along which the voice of God will certainly come to you if the heart is hushed and the attention fixed.
— F.B. Meyer
The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin.
— Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change
Don't call what isn't prophecy "prophecy." Don't say "the Lord told me" if you're not about to quote a Bible verse.
— Dan Phillips