We Are Not Made Holy by Imitation - Samuel Bolton

 We are not made holy by imitation, but by implantation.

 

Taken from the book The True Bounds of Christian Freedom by Samuel Bolton 1645

 

There Must Be Change - Richard Sibbes

 Men trust to the grace and mercy of God, but do not look for a change; and this prevents many from embracing the whole trust of the gospel and from knowing Christ as the truth is in him. They hear that they must be changed, and they are unwilling.

 

They believe that God is merciful, and that Christ died, and so on. They snatch enough of the gospel to build them up in self-love and think all is well. But when they see the kind of grace that must teach them to 'deny ungodliness and worldly lusts' (Titus 2:12), and the grace that must alter them, this they cannot endure.

They are content to go to heaven if they may have it in a way to hell, in maintaining their corruptions, being proud and covetous and worldly as they are. They must not be. There must of necessity be a change.

 

Taken from the book Glorious Freedom by Richard Sibbes 1639

 

True Greatness of Spirit - Hugh Binning

True greatness of spirit is inwardly and throughout solid, firm from the bottom, and the foundation of it is truth.

 

 

Taken from the book Christian Love by Hugh Binning 1627-1653

 

What Is Knowledge Good For Without Repentance - Thomas Watson

 Some bless themselves that they have a stock of knowledge, but what is knowledge good for without repentance? It is better to mortify one sin than to understand all mysteries.

 

Taken from the book The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson 1668

 

I Expect To Be Finding Out Something - DL Moody

 There are many things which were unclear and mysterious five years ago. Since then I have understood them more clearly. I expect to be finding out something new about God throughout eternity.

 

Taken from the book The Way to God by DL Moody 1837-1899

Simple Life - Oswald Chambers

Beware of the people who tell you life is simple.  Life is such a mass of complications that no man is safe apart from God.  Coming to Jesus does not simplify life; it simplifies my relationship to God.

 

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Do You Pray - JC Ryle

"Men ought always to pray" Luke 18:1

 

I have a question to offer you. It is contained in three words, do you pray?

 

The question is one that none but you can answer. Whether you attend public worship or not, your minister knows. Whether you have family prayers in your house or not, your relations know. But whether you pray in private or not, is a matter between yourself and God.

 

Taken from the book A Call to Prayer by JC Ryle 1816-1900