Corrie ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom
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John Owen
We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it if all our thoughts are consumed about the trifles of this world, which we must leave behind us, and have only occasional thoughts of things above?
John Owen
Chip Ingram
God gives us the ingredients for our daily bread, but he expects us to do the baking!
Chip Ingram
George V. Wigram (1805 - 1879), bibliste et théologien anglais.
He knows where every, separate little heap of dust rests--the dust of a Peter and of a Paul,--all to be raised in a moment and made glorious bodies like unto His own. Then it will come out in a volume, the whole sum and substance of the gospel of the glory shut up in Him.
George V. Wigram (1805 – 1879), an English biblical scholar and theologian.
Jamie Buckingham
The forces of darkness are all around us, but we can walk through them in freedom and without fear, because with every step we as Christians take, we are surrounded by the presence of God.
Jamie Buckingham
John Owen
Let our hearts admit, "I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul. The world presses in upon me with all sorts of pressures, pleas, and pretences. My own corruption is violent, tumultuous, enticing, and entangling. As it conceives sin, it was within me and against me. Occasions and opportunities for temptation are innumerable. No wonder I do not know how deeply involved I have been with sin. Therefore, on God alone will I rely for my keeping. I will continually look to Him.
John Owen
Crystal McDowell
Because of the favor of God, we can have peace in the midst of chaos.
Crystal McDowell
Blaise Pascal
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.
Blaise Pascal
Paul Chappell
God does not need your money; He wants what it represents-you. Finances are God's gift to you to fulfill His will for your life. While God desires you to prioritize His work in giving, He wants you to purpose to follow and serve Him no matter what happens with your finances.
Paul Chappell
Samuel Logan Brengle
Perfect consecration is a putting off self and a putting on Christ; a giving up your own will in all things and receiving the will of Jesus instead. This may seem well-nigh impossible and very disagreeable to your unsanctified heart; but if you mean business for eternity, and will intelligently and unflinchingly look at this strait gate through which so few enter, and tell the Lord that you want to go through that way, though it cost you your life, the Holy Spirit will soon show you that it is not only possible, but easy and delightful thus to yield yourself to God.
Samuel Logan Brengle
Nous devons nous rappeler que c'est par la mort du Christ que nous sommes réconciliés avec Dieu et entre nous. Il a fait de nous un seul être, et nous avons à cœur de rechercher l'unité dans l'amour. La Cène est un moment privilégié pour prier et planifier l'unité avec nos frères et sœurs. C'est le moment d'explorer de nouvelles façons d'être aimable, compatissant et indulgent.
Edward Welch, When People are Big and God is Small, 1997, p. 206.
We should remember that it is through Christ’s death that we are reconciled to God and each other. He has made us one, and we set our hearts on pursuing unity in love. The Lord’s Supper is a great time to pray and plan for oneness with our brothers and sisters. It is a time to explore new ways to be kind, compassionate, and forgiving.
Edward Welch, When People are Big and God is Small, 1997, p. 206.
E.M. Bounds
All God's plans have the mark of the cross on them, and all His plans have death to self in them.... But men's plans ignore the offence of the cross or despise it. Men's plans have no profound, stern or self-immolating denial in them. Their gain is of the world.
E.M. Bounds
"Aucun homme ne sait à quel point il est mauvais avant d'avoir essayé très fort d'être bon. L'idée courante est que les personnes bonnes ne savent pas ce que signifie la tentation. C'est un mensonge évident. Seuls ceux qui essaient de résister à la tentation savent combien elle est forte. Après tout, on découvre la force de l'armée allemande en la combattant, pas en cédant. Un homme qui cède à la tentation au bout de cinq minutes ne sait tout simplement pas ce que cela aurait été une heure plus tard. C'est pourquoi les gens mauvais, dans un sens, connaissent très peu la méchanceté. Ils ont vécu une vie protégée en cédant toujours. Nous ne découvrons jamais la force de la mauvaise impulsion qui est en nous avant d'avoir essayé de la combattre."
C.S. Lewis
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting it, not by giving in. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.”
C.S. Lewis
Qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? Cela signifie simplement que nous devons être honnêtes et transparents lorsque nous nous tenons devant Dieu. Lorsque nous nous présentons devant Dieu en prière, nous devons chasser tout orgueil de notre cœur. Nous devons lui parler franchement et ouvertement comme nous le ferions avec notre propre père, en partageant honnêtement ce que nous avons sur le cœur.
Dieu nous entend lorsque nous prions, lorsque nous réfléchissons ou méditons, et même lorsque nous rêvons. Il sait tout de nous, et c'est une leçon d'humilité, surtout si l'on considère qu'il nous aime et nous pardonne malgré nos imperfections. Soyez donc honnête avec Dieu. Il sait déjà tout de vous de toute façon. Et n'oubliez pas que c'est seulement dans l'humilité que nous pouvons entrer dans Sa présence.
Jamie Buckingham
The scriptures are clear, we are told to walk humbly with our God.
So what does that mean? It simply means to be honest and transparent as we stand before God. When you come before God in prayer, we are to vacate all pride from our heart. We are to speak truthfully and openly with Him as we would with our own father, sharing honestly what is in your heart.
God hears us when we pray, when we think or mediate, and even when we dream. He knows everything about us, and that is humbling, especially when you pause to consider that He still loves us and forgives us despite our imperfections. So be honest with God. He already knows everything about you anyway. And remember, only in humility can we enter into His presence.
Jamie Buckingham