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Charles Spurgeon

10th August 202110th August 2021 The Pastor QuotesCharles Spurgeon

Bible study is the metal that makes a Christian. This is the strong meat on which holy men are nourished. This is that which makes the bone and sinew of men who keep God’s way in defiance of every adversary. — Charles Spurgeon

Jonathan Edwards

21st April 202014th March 2022 The Pastor QuotesJonathan Edwards, quote

“A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from God; of his dependence on Him; of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom; and that it is by God’s power that he is upheld and provided for, and that he needs God’s wisdom to lead and guide […]

Jonathan Edwards

21st April 202026th May 2020 The Pastor QuotesJonathan Edwards, quote

“They who truly come to God for mercy, come as beggars, and not as creditors: they come for mere mercy, for sovereign grace, and not for anything that is due.” ― Jonathan Edwards (in Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography)

Martin Luther

22nd February 202026th May 2020 The Pastor QuotesMartin Luther, quote

“One thing, and only one thing, is necessary for Christian life, righteousness, and freedom. That one thing is the most holy Word of God, the gospel of Christ.” ― Martin Luther, On Christian Liberty

C. S. Lewis

22nd February 202014th March 2022 The Pastor QuotesC S Lewis, quote

“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he […]