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Notable Quotations
I‘ve acquired these notable quotations over the years and have recorded them in the front of my bible. While not scripture, these quotations are very scriptural. Read through the list. The last quote is one among my favorites. Some quotes are made more significant because of who spoke them.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot (martyr)
Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. Unknown
Faith is not a leap in the dark; it is a walk in the light. Unknown
Am I so busy for God that I have no time for God? Unknown
If your life doesn’t touch another person for the Kingdom of God; what on earth are you good for? Unknown
God is looking for men and women willing to toss their lives in the arena. Jim Elliot (martyr) (In relation to the arena of the 1st century where Followers of Christ were torn apart by wild animals and gladiators)
Make what is important five minutes after I die…. important to me now. Unknown
The time has come to create a gap rather than draw the line. Bill Gothard (In relation to worldly behavior among “Christiansâ€)
Marriage is not finding the person you love; its loving the person you find. Unknown
How is the Church like Noah’s ark? The stench inside would be unbearable if it wasn’t for the storm outside. Chuck Colson
A man is wise if he learns from his mistakes; but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Dennis McLean (truck driver)
After considering the history of Christianity and governments: When the Church is not being persecuted, it’s being corrupted. Chuck Colson
It can be exalting to belong to a church that is 500 years behind the times and sublimely indifferent to fashion; it is also mortifying to belong to a church that is 5 minutes behind the times huffing and puffing to catch up. Joseph Sobran
What in the world are you doing for God’s sake? Unknown
Pragmatism has taught me; distrust pragmatism. Dennis McLean (truck driver)
Real gold fears no fire. Li Quan
Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The man or woman of God is the accumulation of many righteous decisions. Wells Jackson (a roofer)
We have the greatest capacity to lie to ourselves and believe it than to lie to someone else and make them believe it. Dennis McLean (truck driver)
Witness daily, speak if you must. Unknown
A man once approached the great preacher Charles Spurgeon; “There is a bible verse I read that is bothering me because I can’t understand itâ€. Spurgeon replied; “You should be happy to have such a problem, it’s the all those bible verses I do understand that bother me.â€
The entrance fee into the kingdom of God is nothing; the annual subscription is everything. Henry Drummond
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Unknown
Come as you are, heaven forbid if you stay as you are. Unknown
In relation to free will vs. predestination; it doesn’t matter, just decide to act picked. Dennis McLean (truck driver)
The best way to acquire virtue is to pretend you already have it. C.S. Lewis
God tells the man who cares. A.W. Tozer