Quotes
With some
of Lent and spiritual self-examination still before us...
It is the
person who most knows himself liable to fall that will be most
ready to overlook any offences from his fellow men. Alexander
Auld
Those who say
they will forgive but can't forget, simply bury the hatchet but
leave the handle out for immediate use. D L Moody
Swallowing of
pride seldom leads to indigestion. anon
When we take
least notice of our good deeds ourselves, God takes most notice
of them. Matthew Henry
Rush is
destructive of rest, and pace of peace. Thomas Adams
It's easier to
fight for one's principles than to live up to them. anon
Even if you
are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
anon
The hurrier I
go, the behinder I get! anon
Some people's
religion reminds me of a rocking-horse, which has motion without
progress. Rowland Hill
And then
Holy Week...
All the armies
that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and
all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever
reigned, put together, have not affected the life of mankind on
this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life. anon
He suffered
not as God, but He who suffered was God. John Owen
The death of
Christ was the most dreadful blow ever given to the empire of
darkness. William Plumer
The world
cannot bury Christ. The earth is not deep enough for his tomb,
the clouds are not wide enough for his winding-sheet.
E Thomson
The empty tomb
of Christ has been the cradle of the church. WR Nicoll
The Christian
church has the resurrection written all over it. E G
Robinson
Christianity
is the revelation of God, not the research of man. JA Stewart
Our friends
bring us to the grave and leave us there, but God will not. anon
And
finally, some one-liners...
Give God
what's right - not what's left.
Man's way
leads to a hopeless end - God's way leads to an endless hope.
A lot of
kneeling will keep you in good standing.
He who kneels
before God can stand before anyone.
To be almost
saved is to be totally lost.
In the
sentence of life, the devil may be a comma - but never let him be
the full stop.
Don't put a
question mark where God puts a full stop.
Are you
wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a facelift.
When praying,
don't give God instructions - just report for duty.
God grades on
the cross, not the curve.