Christian Writers and Preachers

“The great redemptive work is for ever finished, and Christ has done it all. “

– Charles Spurgeon

There can be no greater mistake than to suppose that Jesus ever separated theology from ethics, or that if you remove His theology – His beliefs about God and judgment, future woe for the wicked and future blessedness for the good – you can leave His ethical teaching intact.

—J. Gresham Machen

“You have not to contribute even a quarter of a penny to the ransom price for your redemption, for it is paid to the uttermost farthing.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“It was the joy of Christ that he should finish the work which his Father gave him to do; and he has finished it, and therefore he is glad; will not you also rejoice in his finished work?”

– Charles Spurgeon

When you are arguing against God you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all. – C.S. Lewis

One before whom we could stand in our own merit without fear? He who will may be satisfied with such a God.

—J. Gresham Machen

One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness. – C.S. Lewis

“The love of Jesus is the source of salvation.

He loves,

he looks,

he touches us,

we live.”

— Charles Spurgeon

To think of parting with peace, health, liberty, relations, wives, children; it is offensive, heavy, and grievous to the best of the saints: but their souls cannot bear the thoughts of parting with Jesus Christ; such a thought is cruel as the grave.

—John Owen

To think of parting with peace, health, liberty, relations, wives, children; it is offensive, heavy, and grievous to the best of the saints: but their souls cannot bear the thoughts of parting with Jesus Christ; such a thought is cruel as the grave.

—John Owen

Study to show the simplicity of JESUS CHRIST, and strive to imitate those holy matrons, who not only administered to our LORD of their substance, but also followed him to the accursed tree.

—George Whitefield

Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing praises unto our God. It is profitable and advantageous. It is health to the mind. The soul is greatly bettered and advantaged by it. It is an exercise that naturally tends to the spiritual life, to strengthen, confirm and increase it.

—Jonathan Edwards

Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing praises unto our God. It is profitable and advantageous. It is health to the mind. The soul is greatly bettered and advantaged by it. It is an exercise that naturally tends to the spiritual life, to strengthen, confirm and increase it.

—Jonathan Edwards

“How gloriously has Christ rolled away the great load of human sin, adequately recompensed the claims of divine justice, and magnified the law, and made it honourable!”

– Charles Spurgeon

“We dwell in a temple of providence and grace where everything speaks of his glory.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“You are beloved of the Lord, and a friend of the Son of God!”

– Charles Spurgeon

“[…]you have the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Friend, your Divine Companion; you are going to sit and feast with him presently at his own table.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“Our Christ is not dead.

He still holds the stars in his right hand.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“The Father himself loveth you, declares Christ; so, surely, you share Christ’s joy, and that fact should make your own joy full.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. – C.S. Lewis

“We must learn to never ascribe any earthly comfort to any earthly source.”

— Charles Spurgeon

The very center and core of the whole Bible is the doctrine of the grace of God…

—J. Gresham Machen

[Reality] is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect. – C.S. Lewis

“Train up a child in the way he should go—but be sure you go that way yourself.”

— Charles Spurgeon

Persons who hold the same view of sin and retribution that Jesus held, to such persons alone, the beauty of Jesus is without flaw.

—J. Gresham Machen

Fear not man. The LORD OF HOSTS shall be with you; the strength of that GOD who hath called you shall be your refuge.

—George Whitefield

You must follow your guide, which is the Word of God, which directs you still to pray and to seek and follow on.

—Jonathan Edwards

The Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays. – C.S. Lewis

He parted with the greatest glory, he underwent the greatest misery, he doth the greatest works that ever were, because he loves his spouse, – because he values believers.

—John Owen

All get what they want; they do not always like it. – C.S. Lewis