Great Quotes: Humility

“There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.” ― Paul Washer “Thus there will be three effects of nearness to Jesus humility, happiness, and holiness.” — Charles H. Spurgeon "Humility is not simply feeling small and useless -- like an inferiority complex. It...

Great Quotes: The Holiness of God (Part Two)

Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God. -- Jerry Bridges...

Great Quotes: Personal Holiness

“As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as truly as [the] brightness of a jewel, held in the sun's beams, is a participation or derivation of the sun's brightness, though immensely less in degree.”― Jonathan Edwards “The best course...

Great Quotes: The Holiness of God

We tend to have mixed feelings about the holy. There is a sense in which we are at the same time attracted to it and repulsed by it. Something draws us toward it, while at the same time we want to run away from it. We can’t seem to decide which way we want it....

Great Quotes: John Flavel

“They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud.”― John Flavel “Providence is like a curious piece of tapestry made of a thousand shreds, which, single, appear useless, but put together, they represent a beautiful history to the eye.”― John Flavel “The Providence of God is like Hebrew words - it can...

Great Quotes: Prayer (Part One)

Prayer is the longing of the soul to hold communion with the Most High, the desire of the heart to obtain blessings at His hands. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon I had rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.  ~ Thomas Lye Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance,...