I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience.
JOHN BUNYANAnd, 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!
More John Bunyan Quotes
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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His love is what makes us live, love, sing, and praise forever.
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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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Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
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If thou hast sinned, lie not down without repentance; for the want of repentance, after one has sinned, makes the heart yet harder and harder.
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I come from the Town of Stupidity; it lieth about four degrees beyond the City of Destruction.
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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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The same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.
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To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.
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God, as I may say, is forced to break men’s hearts, before he can make them willing to cry to him, or be willing that he should have any concerns with them; the rest shut their eyes, stop their ears, withdraw their hearts, or say unto God, Be gone.
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Doth Jesus Christ stand up to plead for us with God, to plead with him for us against the devil? Let this teach us to stand up to plead for him before men, to plead for him against the enemies of his person and gospel.
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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
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A saint abroad, and a devil at home.
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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.
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