The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness.
ROBERT MURRAY M'CHEYNEIf Christ justifies you, He will sanctify you! He will not save you and leave you in your sins.
More Robert Murray M'Cheyne Quotes
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Study your prayers, a great part of my time is spent getting in tune for prayer.
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When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.
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It is the mark of a hypocrite to be a Christian everywhere except at home.
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It is a sure mark of grace to desire more.
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Oh how I wished that I had a tongue like thunder, that I might make all hear; or that I had a frame like iron, that I might visit every one and say, Escape for thy life! Ah sinner! You little know how I fear that you will lay the blame of your damnation at my door.
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If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.
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I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan also is busiest.
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Even in the wildest storms the sky is not all dark; and so in the darkest dealings of God with His children, there are always some bright tokens for good.
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Let us see God before man every day.
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A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself.
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Joy is increased by spreading it to others.
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Ah! believers, you are a tempted people. You are always poor and needy. And God intends it should be so, to give you constant errands to go to Jesus. Some may say, it is not good to be a believer; but ah! see to whom we can go.
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Use your health while you have it, my dear friend and brother. Do not cast away peculiar opportunities that may never come again. You know not when your last Sabbath with your people may come.
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The seed of every sin known to man is in my heart.
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This alone can give you peace-I have a high priest in heaven. When you are dying – when friends can do you no good – when sins rise up like spectres around your bed – what can give you peace ? This – “I have a high priest in heaven”
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