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There is a day coming when there will be a religion without repentance, a salvation without the Holy Ghost, a Heaven without Hell.
We honor revelation too highly to make it the antagonist of reason, or to believe that it calls us to renounce our highest powers.
The first link between my soul and Christ is not my goodness but my badness, not my merit but my misery, not my riches but my need.
Sometimes, if you begin to sing in a halfhearted mood, you can sing yourself up the ladder. Singing will often make the heart rise.
Time was when they that feared the Lord spake often to one another; I am afraid that now they more often speak one against another.
I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.
To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death.
If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory.
Young men, trust God, and make the future bright with blessing. Old men, trust God, and magnify him for all the mercies of the past.
You will never exaggerate when you speak good things of God. It is not possible to do so. Try, dear brethren, and boast in the Lord.
Nothing is more generally known than the duties which belong to christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practised?
Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?
The finest quality of our characters do not come from trying but from the mysterious and yet most effective capacity to be inspired.
Be sensitive to the needs of those around you. Live as a healer. Lift the fallen, restore the broken, and encourage the discouraged.
It may look impossible, but God can do the impossible. Just because you don’t see anything happening doesn’t mean God is not working
When you're blessed, the haters come out. When you wear God's blessings well, don't be surprised if it draws jealousy out on people.
Life is short. You can't afford to put off what God has put in your heart. You don't have time to live with things holding you back.
Every day is a gift from God. There's no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.
A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.
True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will
Sometimes we need to get over ourselves and actually realize that sometimes, God has a better plan. God's ways are higher than ours.
I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brightest day that ever dawned.
If you have to give a carnival to get people to come to church, then you will have to keep giving carnivals to keep them coming back.
The Providence of God is the great protector of our life and usefulness, and under the divine care we are perfectly safe from danger.
There is no physician like Him, none can save as He can; we love Him, and He loves us, and therefore we put ourselves into His hands.
Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art.
The granting of prayer, when offered in the name of Jesus, reveals the Father's love to him, and the honor which he has put upon him.
You will always know whether you are delivered from the guilt of sin by answering this question: Am I delivered from the love of sin?
Don't drown the man who taught you to swim. If you learned your trade or profession from the man, do not set up in opposition to him.
I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong.
Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don’t have to have everyone’s approval. You have God’s approval.
Being successful doesn’t necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.
I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.
I'm trying to teach people how to live their everyday lives, and so I do focus on it, probably not as much as some people would like.
True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will.
Christianity is a power religion. Christ has the power to re-create men from the inside out, as every man who has ever met Him knows.
The truest lengthening of life is to live while we live, wasting no time but using every hour for the highest ends. So be it this day.
Oh that I could have the cross painted on my eyeballs, that I could not see anything except through the medium of my Savior’s passion!
The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes.
Conversion is a change of masters. Will we not do as much for our new master, the Lord Jesus, as we did once for our old tyrant lusts?
I have always believed in seeking happiness in the happiness of others and the virtue of seeking God's pleasure in helping His people.
You might as reasonably expect to find a living man without breath, as a true Christian without the spirit of prayer and supplication.
We cannot restore integrity and morality to our society until each of us-singly and individually-takes responsibility for our actions.
Not every person is going to understand you and that's okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.
My core message is that God has got a good plan for your lives, and we must trust Him, and let go of the past. That's my main message.
When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.
Life's too short to spend it trying to keep others happy. You can't please everyone. To fulfill your destiny, stay true to your heart.