No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
JOHN BUNYANPrayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
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I live because I am a Warrior and because I wish one day to be in the company of [She] for whom I have fought so hard
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It is easier going out of the way when we are in, than going in when we are out.
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Wherefore, though the Christian, as a Christian, is the only man at liberty, as called thereunto of God; yet his liberty is limited to things that are good: he is not licensed thereby to indulge the flesh.
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In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won’t do whatever they want, they’ll do whatever He wants.
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Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
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As your faith is, such your hope will be. Hope is never ill when faith is well, nor strong if faith be weak.
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Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
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Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.
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He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.
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Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours.
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I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.
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Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.
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Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
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Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
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The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
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If you are not a praying person, you are not a Christian.
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It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there.
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He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.
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A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.
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See how ye Pharisee in the Temple stands, And justifies himself with lifted hands. Whilst ye poor publican with downcast eyes, Conscious of guilt to God for mercy cries.
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Man indeed is the most noble, by creation, of all the creatures in the visible World; but by sin he has made himself the most ignoble.
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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