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.
JOHN BUNYANSincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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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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Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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If you are not a praying person, you are not a Christian.
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He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.
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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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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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Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
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Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.
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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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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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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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There hath not one tear dropped from thy tender eye against thy lusts, the love of this world, or for more communion with Jesus Christ, but as it is now in the bottle of God.
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To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
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Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
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Though the world disregard the society of God’s children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them.
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