The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
JOHN BUNYANIt is possible to learn all about the mysteries of the Bible and never be affected by it in one’s soul. Great knowledge is not enough.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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If my life is fruitless, it doesn’t matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.
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There is no way to kill a man’s righteousness but by his own consent.
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Our heart often times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.
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To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.
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The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
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He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.
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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 who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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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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Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.
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Humility is the light of understanding.
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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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Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
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You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.
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