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Alexander Whyte, born on January 13, 1836, in Scotland, passed away on January 6, 1921. His profession and category are currently unknown, and detailed information about his life and contributions is limited.

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All Prayer Heart Grace Men Praying Sin Way Christ Ifs Little Faith

Famous Alexander Whyte Quotes

“No prayer!--No faith!--No Christ in the heart. Little prayer!--Little faith!--Little Christ in the heart.”

Heart Littles Christ Prayer Little Faith

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

“Prayer is a rising up and a drawing near to God in mind and in heart, and in spirit.”

Mind Heart Spirit Prayer Drawing Rising Rising Up

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

“If you would move me with your preaching, or with your praying, or with your singing, first be moved yourself.”

Ifs Firsts Moving Praying Singing Moved Preaching

Book:Bible Characters - Vol. 1-6: The Complete Edition

Source: Bible Characters - Vol. 1-6: The Complete Edition

“There are two ways to read Scripture - the way a lawyer reads a will and the way an heir reads a will.”

Way Two Lawyer Scripture Two Ways Heirs

Author:Alexander Whyte

“It is the holiness of our Lord's heart that fills the New Testament full and makes it the unparalleled and unapproachable Book that it is.”

Heart Book Lord Holiness Testament Our Lord New Testament

Book:The Walk, Conversation and Character of Jesus Christ Our Lord

Source: The Walk, Conversation and Character of Jesus Christ Our Lord

“Prayer worth calling prayer, prayer that God will call true prayer and will treat as true prayer, takes for more time by the clock than one man in a thousand thinks.”

Thinking Men Prayer Calling Thousand Treats Gods Will Clock One Man More Time

Author:Alexander Whyte

“The greatest and best talent that God gives to any man or woman in this world is the talent of prayer.”

Men World Giving Prayer Christianity Talent This World

Author:Alexander Whyte

“I am as certain as I am standing here, that the secret of much mischief to our own souls, and to the souls of others, lies in the way that we stint, and starve, and scamp our prayers, by hurrying over them.”

Way Soul Lying Certain Prayer Secret Standing Our Prayers Mischief Hurrying

Book:The apostle Paul

Source: The apostle Paul

“Prayer is the only way to amend your life: and without prayer, it will never be mended.”

Way Prayer

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray

“No prayer!-No faith!-No Christ in the heart. Little prayer!-Little faith!-Little Christ in the heart. Increasing prayer!-Increasing faith!-Increasing Christ in the heart!. Much prayer!-Much faith!-Much Christ in the heart! Praying always!-Faith always!-Christ always!”

Heart Littles Christ Prayer Praying Little Faith

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

“Every kind of prayer, not intercessory prayer only, which is the highest kind of prayer, but all prayer, from the lowest kind to the highest, is impossible in a life of known and allowed sin.”

Kind Prayer Sin Known Impossible Highest Lowest Intercessory Prayer

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

“No man's prayer is acceptable with God whose life is not well pleasing before God.”

Men Wells Life Is Prayer Acceptable Praying To God

Book:Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

Source: Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on Prayer

“Admit sin, and you banish prayer. But, on the other hand, entertain, and encourage, and practice prayer, and sin will sooner or later flee before it.”

Hands Prayer Sin Practice Sooner Or Later

Author:Alexander Whyte

“If you find your life of prayer to be always so short, and so easy, and so spiritual, as to be without cost and strain and sweat to you, you may depend upon it, you have not yet begun to pray.”

Ifs May Spiritual Easy Prayer Depends Praying Cost Sweat Strain

Book:The apostle Paul

Source: The apostle Paul

“You do not really care for God's mercy or His comfort either, so long as you live in any sin. And it is well that you do not; for you can have neither. Your peace will be like a river, when you put away your sin; but not one word of true peace, not one drop of true comfort, can you have till then.”

Wells Long Care Sin Comfort Rivers Mercy One Word True Peace

Author:Alexander Whyte

“And then, what is grace? Grace is love. But grace is not love simply, and purely, and alone. Grace and love are, in their innermost essence, one and the same thing.”

Grace Essence And Love Grace And Love

Book:The apostle Paul

Source: The apostle Paul

“You’re not likely to err by practicing too much of the cross.”

Too Much Crosses

Author:Alexander Whyte

“Grace, then, is grace,--that is to say, it is sovereign, it is free, it is sure, it is unconditional, and it is everlasting.”

Grace Sovereign Everlasting Unconditional

Book:The apostle Paul

Source: The apostle Paul

“But grace has only one direction that it can take. Grace always flows down.”

Grace Flow One Direction

Book:The apostle Paul

Source: The apostle Paul

“Only once did God choose a completely sinless preacher.”

Preacher Preaching

Book:Bible Characters - Vol. 1-6: The Complete Edition

Source: Bible Characters - Vol. 1-6: The Complete Edition

About the Author

Born: January 13, 1836
Died: January 6, 1921
Known for: Author
Quotes: 20

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Sermons on PrayerRelated source material

The apostle PaulRelated source material

Bible Characters - Vol. 1-6: The Complete EditionRelated source material

Lord, Teach Us to PrayRelated source material

The Walk, Conversation and Character of Jesus Christ Our LordRelated source material

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