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.
JOHN BUNYANIf my life is fruitless, it doesn’t matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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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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I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book.
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Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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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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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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Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
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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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Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
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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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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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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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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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It 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.
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Love is the beauty and the strength of all societies and the great pleasure of our lives on earth.
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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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