Christian Writers and Preachers

“A shepherd that does not love his sheep is a hireling and not a shepherd: he will flee in the time of danger, and leave his flock to the wolf.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“On his knees, the believer in invincible.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“We must love or we cannot bless. Teaching is poor work when love is gone; it is like a smith working without fire, or a builder without mortar.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“Get near to Jesus. An hour’s communion with Jesus is the best preparation for teaching either the young or the old.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Everywhere Jesus thinks of himself as being Son of God in some entirely unique sense.

—J. Gresham Machen

“By grace you are saved.

What glad tidings for the undeserving.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“I commend to you the study of instructive books, but above all I commend the study of Christ. Let him be your library.”

– Charles Spurgeon

The application of Christ to us, for wisdom and sanctification, is not perfected in one single act, but rises by many, and slow degrees to its just perfection.

—John Flavel

“He who gets money without Christ is a beggar still.”

— Charles Spurgeon

While I continue in the body, I shall never be perfect. But O what room is there for growth in grace, what space for advancement.

—William Wilberforce

*Boldness* with God by Christ is another privilege of our adoption.

—John Owen

Breathe, Wind of God. Forgiving Love, renew us;

Form us and discipline to Thy desire.

O Man of War, great Son of Man, endue us;

O mighty Spirit, kindle with Thy fire!

—Amy Carmichael

If we ourselves are good, we shall excite others to goodness. If we do evil, we shall entice others to do evil also. There is a close connection between doing and teaching.

—George Whitefield

God is both the purchaser and the price; for Christ, who is God, purchased these blessings for us, by offering up himself as the price of our salvation.

—Jonathan Edwards

Dark and gloomy would be the world, if we were left to our own devices and had no blessed Word of God.

—J. Gresham Machen

“The Lord Jesus came to remove the penalty, power, and presence of sin.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“[…] I think a teacher is very unwise who does not come to hear the gospel preached and get a meal for his own soul. First be fed, and then feed.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“You cannot feed lambs or sheep either unless you are fed yourself.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“We must stand by our Bible, never giving way.”

— Charles Spurgeon

“We want experienced men and women to talk to converted children, and to tell them what the Lord has done for them, and what have been their dangers, their sins, their sorrows, and their comforts.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“We want experienced men and women to talk to converted children, and to tell them what the Lord has done for them, and what have been their dangers, their sins, their sorrows, and their comforts.”

– Charles Spurgeon

“See to it that you look after the children that are in Christ Jesus.”

– Charles Spurgeon

Christian doctrine lies at the very roots of faith.

—J. Gresham Machen

This is the solution of what to a man of the world might seem a strange paradox, that in proportion as the Christian grows in grace, he grows also in humility.

—William Wilberforce

May God help His own people to shine brightly, to flash out of darkness, that men may take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus!

—D. L. Moody

I, though hell-deserving, am a living witness of his good providence; having nothing, I possess all things

—George Whitefield

In Christ. All strength to walk with God is from him.

—John Owen

When you read, observe what you read. Observe how things come in. Take notice of the drift of the discourse, and compare one scripture with another.

—Jonathan Edwards

“We pray with boldness, but the boldness which springs from grace, not pride.”

— Charles Spurgeon

The student of the New Testament should be primarily an historian.

—J. Gresham Machen