There is a brotherhood within the body of believers, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the common denominator. Friendship and fellowship are the legal tender among believers. Author: J. Vernon McGee |
The vital Christian arouses opposition because he is a standing rebuke to the selfishness and sin of those around him. Author: John Hagee |
We are indeed the light of the world--but only if our switch is turned on. Author: John Hagee |
God created us as social creatures with a need to belong. He never intended that any Christian should live in isolation. Author: David Jeremiah |
The Christian is called out from the world. His life is not to be as the lives of those about him. Author: Harry Ironside |
Many Christians have what we might call a "cultural holiness". They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God. Author: Jerry Bridges |
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It is a shame for a person to have been a Christian for years but not to have advanced beyond the knowledge of his salvation. Author: Theodore Epp |
No believer lives a spiritually isolated life. Author: Theodore Epp |
We are the salt of the earth, mind you, not the sugar. Our ministry is to truly cleanse and not just to change the taste. Author: Vance Havner |
If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world. Author: Vance Havner |
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "Shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable. Author: Vance Havner |
What I am anxious to see in Christian believers is a beautiful paradox. I want to see in them the joy of finding God while at the same time they are blessedly pursuing Him. I want to see in them the great joy of having God yet always wanting Him. Author: A.W. Tozer Source: Men Who Met God, Christianity Today, v. 31, n. 1. |