It could be a sign of pride in your life if a word of reproof or admonition is not able to be received with the same grace, whether it be given by the poorest of saints or the most educated person.
JOHN BUNYANChristians are like the several flowers in a garden that have each of them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other’s roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other.
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And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner on earth!
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The best prayers have often more groans than words.
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Who would true valour see, Let him come hither; One here will constant be, Come wind, come weather There’s no discouragement Shall make him once relent His first avowed intent To be a pilgrim.
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In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.
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Humility is the light of understanding.
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There is no way to kill a man’s righteousness but by his own consent.
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One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.
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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 spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
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He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
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It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
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The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up.
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Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.
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Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.
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Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.
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It is the opener of the heart of God, and a means by which the soul, though empty, is filled.
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The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
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The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve, against the serpent, or something else.
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Christians are like the several flowers in a garden that have each of them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other’s roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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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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The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.
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The reason why the Christians in this day are at such a loss as to some things is that they are contented with what comes from man’s mouth, without searching and kneeling before God to know of Him the truth of things.
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