Quotes about christ
christian eye defense
A Christian should put away all defense and make no attempt to excuse himself either in his own eyes or before the Lord. Whoever defends himself will have himself for his defense, and he will have no other. But let him come defenseless before the Lord and he will have for his defender no less than God Himself. Aiden Wilson Tozer
christian strong knowledge-of-god
The Christian is strong or weak depending upon how closely he has cultivated the knowledge of God.
christian years opinion
It is my opinion that the Christian conception of God current in these middle years of the twentieth century is so decadent as to be utterly beneath the dignity of the Most High God and actually to constitute for professed believers something amounting to a moral calamity.
christian spiritual men
In my creature impatience I am often caused to wish that there were some way to bring modern Christians into a deeper spiritual life painlessly by short, easy lessons; but such wishes are vain. No shortcut exists. God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. It is well that we accept the hard truth now: The man who would know God must give time to Him.
christian insatiable-hunger common
Most Christians are satisfied living as common Christians, without an insatiable hunger for the deeper things of God.
christian doubtful
It is doubtful we can be Christian in anything unless we are Christian in everything.
christian want
There are rare Christians whose very presence incites others to be better Christians. I want to be that rare Christian.
god christian religious
The essence of surrender is getting out of God's way so that He can do in us what He also wants to do through us.
christian men devil
To be entirely safe from the devil's snares the man of God must be completely obedient to the Word of the Lord. The driver on the highway is safe, not when he reads the signs but when he obeys them.
christian spiritual murmuring
Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting.
god christian love-you
God loves you not because you are worthy, but because He is God and you are a fixture in His mind.
christian church-today differences
If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would stop, and everybody would know the difference.
christian civilization solitude
We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. The need for solitude and quietness was never greater than it is today.
christian mind each-day
Nothing should so occupy the mind of the Christian than discovering God each day.
life christian trying
Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image.
christian religious philosophy
We now demand glamour and fast-flowing dramatic action. A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals...The tragic results of this spirit all all about us: shallow lives, hollow religious philosophies...the glorification of men, trust is religious externalities....salesmanship methods, the mistaking of dynamic personality for the power of the Spirit. These and such of these are the symptoms of an evil disease.
culture worship christ
Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us.
bible christian edits
We must never edit God.
christ planes crosses
In coming to Christ we don't bring our old life up to a higher plane; we leave it at the cross.
christian jesus needs
One thing the young Christian should be taught as quickly as possible after his conversion is that Jesus Christ is all he needs.
christian strong people
It is a high Christian privilege to pray for one another within each local church body and then for other believers throughout the world. As a Christian minister, I have no right to preach to people I have not prayed for. That is my strong conviction.
christian block victory
Many's very human habit of trusting in himself is generally the last great obstacle blocking his pathway to victory in Christian experience.
christian sorrow feels
Most Christians would rather be happy than feel the wounds of other peoples' sorrows.
christian long modern
We modern Christians are long on talk and short on conduct.
christian honesty flower
Honesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian.
god christian religious
God doesn't work through us because we're flawless; rather, He works through us in spite of our imperfections.
christian ruts routine
It's time for us to rise up, get out of the rut and routine, and begin to take our Christian faith seriously.
christian heart bridges
God takes that which is nothing and makes something out of it. When you become a Christian, you cannot patch your Christianity onto your old life. You are to start over. Accept God's call as a promotion. Burn the old bridges and fix it so you cannot go back ; then serve God with all your heart.
christian manipulation assumption
Too often we are Christians by assumption, manipulation or instruction, rather than Christians by regeneration.
god christian religious
There is no limit to what God can do through us if we are a yielded and purified people.
christian people feelings
As Christians, we are not to be people without feelings.
christian daughter son
Christians aren't finished products. We're God's sons and daughters in process.
god christian religious
God's Kingdom isn't divided into areas of important people and areas of little people. In God's sight, everyone's needful.