Christian Writers and Preachers

The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do. And the Spirit can do nothing of himself; but what he hears from the Father and Son; and it is impossible it should be otherwise, considering not only the unity of their nature, but also of their will and design.

—John Flavel

“You may preach up the anger of God, and the terrors of the world to come, but these do not melt the heart to loyal obedience.”

– Charles Spurgeon

I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.

—John Milton

“You consider sin a mere trifle, scarcely worth thinking about;

but God regards it as an evil and an accursed thing.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“The sword of justice hath less power over human hearts than the sceptre of mercy.”

– Charles Spurgeon

None of us can know how poor we are in comparison with what we might have been if we had lived habitually nearer to God in prayer.

— Charles Spurgeon

I have great respect for a man who can stand up for what he believes is right against all the world. He who can stand alone is a hero.

—D. L. Moody

Wonder is the desire of knowledge.

—Thomas Aquinas

God intends to give us what we need, not what we now think we want. – C.S. Lewis

As a boy, I was not a Christian. I did not have the privilege of growing up in a home where Christ was known and loved. God spoke to me through a street preacher who quoted the words of Jesus, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.”

—AW Tozer

While we are settling the date of Jesus’ birth, the world is doing without its Christmas message.

—J. Gresham Machen

Without watchfulness, humiliation, and prayer, the sense of divine things must languish, as much as the grass withers for want of refreshing rains and dews.

—William Wilberforce

Lift up your voice like a trumpet, and preach the truth as it is in JESUS.

—George Whitefield

He that walks in the light of new obedience, he hath communion with God, and in his presence is fulness of joy for ever; without it, there is nothing but darkness, and wandering, and confusion.

—John Owen

Faith is a grace that gives God the glory of his sufficiency and faithfulness.

—Jonathan Edwards

Christ our Captain is calling for volunteers; here are the terms: Whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel’s the same shall find it.

—Amy Carmichael

Priceless as the gift of speaking may be,

the practice of silence in some aspects far excels it.

— Charles Spurgeon

“When the Holy One smites his own Son, his wrath against sin is evident to all.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Luck is the residue of design.

—John Milton

“We never rest till the Comforter makes us lie down.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“The law is never honoured by fallen man till he comes from under its condemning rule, and walks by faith, and lives under the covenant of grace.”

– Charles Spurgeon

When I think what an aid tobacco is to friendship and Christian patience, I have sometimes regretted that I never began to smoke.

—J. Gresham Machen

“If God takes away the guilt of sin, he is sure at the same time to remove the power of sin.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“This great blessing of pardoned sin is always connected with the renewal of the heart. It is not given because of the change of heart, but it is always given with the change of heart.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

—Thomas Aquinas

I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.

—John Milton

Do not talk about the love of God until you have realized the enormity of sin and of what you have done against God.

—Martyn Lloyd-Jones

If you’re thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you, you’re embarking on something, which will take the whole of you. – C.S. Lewis

The world is as it is today because sin being what it is, and God being what and who he is, it will inevitably be punished.

—Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Thank God for the one who came to set a liberty those who are bruised. In your pain and your agony, cry out to him, and he will give you the relief.

—Martyn Lloyd-Jones