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Quotes by Clergyman
"Let [Christ] transform your life so that you will have a glow on your face, a spring in your step, and joy in your soul."
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"We have a mandate to speak out against “the sin that so easily entangles” [Hebrews 12:1 NIV]; for though we are not of the world, we are still in it."
"The world I once knew as a boy has changed dramatically . . . I don't even recognize the world we live in today."
"The world's sewage system threatens to contaminate the stream of Christian thought. Satan will contest every hour you spend in Bible reading or prayer."
"There are no new sins-only new sinners. There are no new crimes-only new criminals, No new evils-only new evildoers. No new pleasures-only new pleasure seekers. We must distinguish between wholesome, God-ordained pleasure and sinful, worldly pleasure."
"The world by its advertisements, its conversation, and its philosophy is engaged in a gigantic brainwashing task . . . The Christian is beset by secular and worldly propaganda."
"The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives."
"While we're looking up to see the rainbow-God's promises-we're ignoring floodwaters rising. While we're looking down to see how close we can get to the edge of the world without being trapped by Satan, we're taking our eyes off of Christ."
"In the struggle for righteousness, there is nothing more helpful than being passionately in tune with Christ through His Spirit and being passionately committed to doing His will. It has been said that in order to tune in to God's voice, we must tune out this world's noise."
"[The Lord] does go with us through our sufferings, and He awaits us as we emerge on the other side of the tunnel of testing-into the light of His glorious presence to live with Him forever!"
"In His thirty-three years on earth, Jesus suffered with man; on the cross He suffered for man."
"We enjoy the sense of God's presence in the midst of suffering here and now. I have talked to people who are experiencing deep pain or severe difficulties, and they have said, “I feel God is so close to me."
"Jesus suffered more than any other person in human history."
"The book of Job does not set out to answer the problem of suffering, but to proclaim a God so great that no answer is needed."
"The beginning of all pain and suffering in the world started with one act of disobedience. Christian and non-Christian alike have inherited the consequences from our common ancestors, Adam and Eve-our polluted environment and flawed human nature."
"We can react with bitterness and hate God, as some do, or we can accept suffering as a natural part of life and a condition that comes with living in this world. We cannot avoid suffering, but we can determine our response to it."
"True faith and suffering frequently go hand-in-hand . . .Living for Christ, walking in His way, will not be an easy path."
"The Bible and the history of the church both demonstrate that God's way for the suffering of His people has not always been the way of escape, but the way of endurance."
"God has prescribed the remedy for the spiritual sickness of the human race. The solution is personal faith and commitment to Jesus Christ . . .if we deliberately refuse it, we must suffer the horrible consequences."
"No one is exempt from the touch of tragedy: neither the Christian nor the non-Christian; neither the rich nor the poor; neither the leader or the commoner. Crossing all racial, social, political, and economic barriers, suffering reaches out to unite mankind."
"In my years of global travels, I have seen a world in pain . . . Without God's guidance, our response to suffering is a futile attempt to find solutions to conditions that cannot be solved."
"Ours may be the heritage of the withheld promises. We have been blessed through the endurance and faithfulness of those who have suffered in the past; the people around us, or those who will succeed us, may be blessed through our trials and suffering and how we react to them."
"The Bible teaches that we are to be patient in suffering. Tears become telescopes to heaven, bringing eternity a little closer."
"Tens of thousands of God's saints and sufferers through the ages have found their dark nights lightened and tortured souls strengthened because they found help from the Spirit in the Word of God."
"Our sufferings may be hard to bear, but they teach us lessons which, in turn, equip and enable us to help others."
"Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are to be exempt from the tribulations and natural disasters that come upon the world. It does teach that the Christian can face tribulation, crisis, calamity, and personal suffering with a supernatural power that is not available to the person outside of Christ."
"Some of the happiest Christians I have met have been life-long sufferers. They have had every reason to sigh and complain, being denied so many privileges and pleasures that they see others enjoy, yet they have found greater cause for gratitude and joy than many who are prosperous, vigorous, and strong."
"When suffering comes, learn to trust each day into God's hands . . . let your lips be filled with prayer and praise."
"We must understand what the word believe implies. It means “commit” and “surrender."
"We can hold nothing back [from God]. He must control and dominate us [wholly]. It is a surrender without any conditions attached. This surrender is a definite and conscious act on our part in obedience to the Word of God."
"Faith actually means surrender and commitment to the claims of Christ. It means an acknowledgment of sin and a turning to Christ."
"Jesus expects one hundred percent surrender, and when that is accomplished He rewards a thousandfold."
"Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount."
"In our spiritual pilgrimage we see sins which mar our relationship with God, but beneath it is a commitment which seeks to move beyond to a higher life, based on wholehearted surrender to God."
"God promises no easy life or days without troubles, trials, difficulties, and temptations. He never promises that life will be perfect. He does not call His children to a playground, but to a battleground."
"When Jesus was tempted, He didn't debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: “It is written . . . It is written . . . It is written” (Matthew 4:4–10 NKJV). And each time the devil was defeated."
"We can't flee from temptation in our own strength-but God will give us the strength we need, if we'll only seek it. A friend of mine says, “When the devil knocks, I just send Jesus to the door!"
"Everyone has temptations but some folks entertain them . . .Get your eyes off the temptation and onto Christ!"
"I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord."
"Every stage of life has its own temptations and dangers, and Satan will do all he can to exploit them . . .the time to prepare is now, not when it arrives."
"Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted."
"Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong."
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