Christian Writers and Preachers

“Now I know that my Lord Jesus loves me, and that he will never do anything else but love me.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“He wore my crown, the crown of thorns;

I wear his crown, the crown of glory.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“If your proud flesh should rebel, pray it down; for, rest assured that, if you were so selfish as only to wish to do that which would promote your own happiness, it would be the path of wisdom to be obedient to your Lord and Master.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won’t last forever. We must take it or leave it. – C.S. Lewis

“[…]the precepts of the Lord Jesus are tender and gracious, and bring us joy and life.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“Whenever a doubt is proposed to me I fall back upon this fact: Jesus did rise from the dead. That is sure.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“Preach Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and nothing else but Christ.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“The promise of harvest gives joy to the earth. Rob not your Lord of the sheaves which he deserves to gather from your heart and life; but believe his Word, rest upon it, and rejoice in it, realizing that his words of promise are meant to bring you great joy.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Freely we have received, freely let us give; what CHRIST tells us by his Spirit in our closets, that let us proclaim on the house top.

—George Whitefield

We by our sin have exposed ourselves to wrath, to a vindictive justice; but God has done very great things that we might be saved from that wrath

—Jonathan Edwards

The knowledge of him as a God in Christ pardoning sin and saving sinners is attainable by the gospel only.

—John Owen

Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy. – C.S. Lewis

“Be thankful, therefore, beloved, whenever you read the Scripture, whether it instructs you, or warns you, or humbles you.”

– Charles Spurgeon

The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one’s life. – C.S. Lewis

While we are discussing the exact location of the churches of Galatia, men are perishing under the curse of the law.

—J. Gresham Machen

When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place. – C.S. Lewis

As the LORD has been pleased to reveal his dear Son in us, Oh let us stir up that gift of GOD, and with all boldness preach him to others.

—George Whitefield

Let us tell him that we will be for him, and not for another: let him know it from us; he delights to hear it, yea, he says, ‘Sweet is our voice, and our countenance is comely;’- and we shall not fail in the issue of sweet refreshment with him.

—John Owen

[On prayer.] There is no other way but to begin and go on and to go through.

—Jonathan Edwards

Let us tell him that we will be for him, and not for another: let him know it from us; he delights to hear it, yea, he says, ‘Sweet is our voice, and our countenance is comely;’- and we shall not fail in the issue of sweet refreshment with him.

—John Owen

Our Lord came not to teach men that they were already sons of God, but to make them sons of God by his redeeming work.

—J. Gresham Machen

If God forgives us we must forgive ourselves otherwise its like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than him. – C.S. Lewis

Jesus Christ did not say, ‘Go into all the world and tell the world that it is quite right.’ – C.S. Lewis

There is in Christ quiet rest and sweet refreshment for God’s people, when wearied with the buffetings of Satan.

—Jonathan Edwards

All that he parted withal, all that he did, all that he suffered, all that he doth as mediator; he parted withal, did, suffered, doth, on the account *of his love to and esteem of believers*.

—John Owen

To him alone, from whom every good and perfect gift cometh, be all the thanks and glory.

—George Whitefield

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. – C.S. Lewis

None but those who have felt the Spirit themselves, can freely or feelingly speak of him to others.

—George Whitefield

All is welcome that comes from him, or for him.

—John Owen

Earnest prayer does abundantly more towards preparing the heart than other prayer.

—Jonathan Edwards