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Alexander MacLaren (February 11, 1826 - May 5, 1910) was a historian and theologian known for his contributions to Christian theology. His career and personal life remain somewhat obscure due to limited available information.

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Famous Alexander MacLaren Quotes

“God keeps giving Himself as long as we bring that into which He can pour Himself. And when we stop bringing, He stops giving.”

Giving Long

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

“The manliness of Christian love, and the putting away from ourselves of all fear, because we are " perfected in love," is one of the highest lessons that the gospel teaches us, and one of the greatest things which the gospel gives us.”

Giving Christian Love Is Teach Lessons Highest Masculinity Christian Love Manliness

Book:Sermons Preached in Manchester: First series

Source: Sermons Preached in Manchester: First series

“Nothing but Christian faith gives to the furthest future the solidity and definiteness which it must have if it is to be a breakwater for us against the fluctuating sea of present cares and thoughts.”

Ifs Giving Care Christian Sea Christian Faith Solidity

Book:Sermons preached in Manchester

Source: Sermons preached in Manchester

“There is no long interval between the sense of thirst and the trickling of the stream over the parched lip; but ever it is flowing, flowing past us, and the desire is but the opening of the lips to receive the limpid, and life-giving waters. No one ever desired the grace of God, really and truly desired it, but just in proportion as he desired it, he got it; just in proportion as he thirsted, he was satisfied.”

Giving Long Past Desire Water Grace Lips Satisfied Opening Streams Proportion Thirst Grace Of God Intervals

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

“Love Christ, and then the eternity in the heart will not be a great aching void, but will be filled with the everlasting life which Christ gives and is.”

Giving Heart Christ Eternity Filled Void Everlasting Everlasting Life

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

“We are only asking you to give to Christ that which you give to others, to transfer the old emotions, the blessed emotions, the exercise of which makes gladness in the life here below, to transfer them to Him, and to rest safe in the Lord. Faith is trust.”

Giving Christ Emotion Lord Exercise Safe Asking Blessed Transfers Gladness

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

“It is not the thinker who is the true king of men, as we sometimes hear it proudly said. We need one who will not only show, but be the Truth; who will not only point, but open and be the Way; who will not only communicate thought, but give, because He is the Life. Not the rabbi's pulpit, nor the teacher's desk, still less the gilded chairs of earthly monarchs, least of all the' tents of conquerors, are the throne of the true king. He rules from the cross.”

Men Way Needs Giving Said Stills Sometimes Shows Christ Teacher Kings Crosses Communicate Chairs Thinker Desks Thrones Conqueror Tents Monarchs Pulpit Rabbi Gilded

Author:Alexander MacLaren

“God gives us power to bear all the sorrows of His making; but He does not give us power to bear the sorrows of our own making, which the anticipation of sorrow most assuredly is.”

Giving Doe Care Bears Sorrow Anticipation

Book:Sermons preached in Union chapel, Manchester

Source: Sermons preached in Union chapel, Manchester

“All that this world knows of living lies in giving - and more giving; He that keeps, be sure he loses -Friendship grows by what it uses.”

Knows World Giving Use Lying Grows Loses This World Living A Lie

Author:Alexander MacLaren

“You must cast yourself on God's gospel with all your weight, without any hanging back, without any doubt, without even the shadow of a suspicion that it will give.”

Giving Doubt Shadow Weight Casts Suspicion

Author:Alexander MacLaren

“Do not let the loud utterances of your own wills anticipate, nor drown, the still, small voice in which God speaks. Bridle impatience till He does. If you cannot hear His whisper, wait till you do. Take care of running before you are sent. Keep your wills in equipoise till God's hand gives the impulse and direction.”

Ifs Giving Doe Stills Hands Care Running Speak Waiting Voice Patient Take Care Impulse Loud Be Patient Impatience Anticipate Utterance Small Voice

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

About the Author

Born: February 11, 1826
Died: May 5, 1910
Known for: Author
Quotes: 124

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MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy ScriptureRelated source material

Sermons preached in Union chapel, ManchesterRelated source material

Sermons Preached in Manchester: First seriesRelated source material

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Expositions of Holy ScriptureRelated source material

Sermons Preached in Manchester: third seriesRelated source material

St. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians: (to II Corinthians, Chapter V)Related source material

The Secret of Power: And Other SermonsRelated source material

After the ResurrectionRelated source material

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