Christian Writers and Preachers

The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.

—Thomas Aquinas

Let me pray for all my fellow-creatures, for all that are in pagan ignorance, particularly for the poor negroes, both in Africa the the West Indies. O Lord, do Thou at length visit them with spiritual blessings and a termination of their temporal sufferings. Amen.

—William Wilberforce

The application of Christ to the soul effectually, though it be so far wrought in the first saving work of the Spirit, as truly to unite the soul to Christ: yet it is a work gradually advancing in the believer’s soul, whilst it abides on this side heaven and glory.

—John Flavel

Let me meditate awhile on the majesty and holiness of God.

—William Wilberforce

All sin at bottom is a sin against God. “Against thee, thee only have I sinned” is the cry of a true penitent. How terrible is the sin against God!

—J. Gresham Machen

Faith . . . reaches out in a single act to the person of Christ as well as to Scripture. It embraces Christ as Savior and Scripture as the word of God.

—Herman Bavinck

My learning does not help me now; neither does my Dogmatics; faith alone saves me.

—Herman Bavinck

It is the Spirit of God alone who can make a person inwardly certain of the truth of divine revelation.

—Herman Bavinck

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..

—John Milton

The confession of the Trinity is the core and the main element of the entire Christian religion. Without it, neither creation, nor redemption, nor sanctification can be purely maintained.

—Herman Bavinck

Preach the truth as it is in Jesus. Not a righteousness or inward holiness of our own, whereby we may make ourselves meet, but a righteousness of another, even the Lord our righteousness

—George Whitefield

If persons do truly believe in God through the Lord Jesus Christ, no affliction that they meet with shall hurt them.

—Jonathan Edwards

Christ calls, and they come forth, the call being accompanied with life and power.

—John Owen

“If you have no wish to bring others to heaven, you are not going there yourself.”

— Charles Spurgeon

It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.

—Thomas Aquinas

The happy man in this life needs friends.

—Thomas Aquinas

“Is it not a glorious thing, that God’s strength should be perfect in our weakness?”

– Charles Spurgeon

“God, you are not only the greatest source of joy but you are all our joy.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“A precious Christ makes us precious: such honour have all the saints.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“Children can learn the Bible as soon as they are capable of understanding anything.”

— Charles Spurgeon

[Christianity] bases upon the Bible both its thinking and its life. Liberalism… is founded upon the shifting emotions of sinful men.

—J. Gresham Machen

“If ye then be risen with Christ ye walk in newness of life, while the world abideth in death.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“The more we know God, the more we shall love him.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“Christ is your life; such a life as you never knew before, nor could have known apart from him.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“Half-hearted worshippers are an insult to God.”

— Charles Spurgeon

If you die in your sins, there is not in the Bible one ray of hope to show that there will be opportunity to repent hereafter. Now is the accepted time of salvation.

—D. L. Moody

During life all has gone well with me, so far as God has ordered matters, and all the evil has been the result of my own follies.

—William Wilberforce

The death of sin is procured by, and discovered in, the death of Christ

—John Owen

We by sin have brought upon ourselves a miserable slavery and bondage; God has made provision for our liberty.

—Jonathan Edwards

How happy is it, when all are of one mind in a house; all agreed to entertain and love the Lord Jesus. Their heaven is begun on earth.

—George Whitefield