“Unless some people are commissioned for the task, there will be no gospel preachers; unless the gospel is preached, sinners will not hear Christ’s message and voice; unless they hear him, they will not believe the truths of his death and resurrection; unless they believe these truths, they will not call on him; and unless they call on his name, they will not be saved.” BelieveTruthDeathSavedGreatResurrectionGospelProclamationHearSinnersPreachRomansCommissionRomans 10 Author:John Stott
“The law requires works of human achievement; the gospel requires faith in Christ's achievement. The law makes demands and bids us obey; the gospel brings promises and bids us believe.” BelieveHumansLawChristPromiseDemandAchievement Book:The Message of Galatians Source: The Message of Galatians
“Why is it that some Christians cross land and sea, continents and cultures, as missionaries? What on earth impels them? It is not in order to commend a civilization, an institution or an ideology, but rather a person, Jesus Christ, whom they believe to be unique.” BelievePersonsEarthChristianOrderCultureJesusChristSeaLandCivilizationUniqueJesus ChristCrossesInstitutionsIdeologyContinentsLand And Sea Book:The Incomparable Christ Source: The Incomparable Christ
“Christians believe that true worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable.” MenBelieveChristianGraceActivityWorshipHighestCapableGrace Of GodTrue Worship Author:John Stott
“I believe that to preach or to expound the scripture is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God’s voice is heard and His people obey Him” PeopleBelieveI BelieveVoiceHeardInspiredScriptureSensitivityFaithfulness Author:John Stott
“When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide which is the most luminously revealed, whether the justice of God in judging sin, or the love of God in bearing the judgment in our place, or the wisdom of God in perfectly combining the two, or the power of God in saving those who believe. For the cross is equally an act, and therefore a demonstration, of God’s justice, love, wisdom and power. The cross assures us that this God is the reality within, behind and beyond the universe.” BelieveLooksTwoRealityUniverseEasyJusticeSinBehindsJudgingJudgmentCrossesSavingGod LoveDemonstrationPower Of GodCombiningJustice Of GodLove Wisdom Book:The Cross of Christ Source: The Cross of Christ
“Do we claim to believe in God? He's a missionary God. You tell me you're committed to Christ. He's a missionary Christ. Are you filled with the Holy Spirit? He's a missionary Spirit. Do you belong to the church? It's a missionary society. And do you hope to go to heaven when you die? It's a heaven into which the fruits of world mission have been and will be gathered.” WorldBelieveHas BeensSpiritDiesHeavenChristChurchHolyClaimsFilledFruitCommittedMissionsHoly SpiritBelieve In GodMissionary Author:John Stott
“The chief reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that Jesus Christ Himself taught it.” BelieveReasonChristianJesusChristTaughtDivineJesus ChristChiefsReason Why Book:Christ in Conflict: Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies Source: Christ in Conflict: Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies
“... what I believe to be one of the major tragedies in the Church today. Namely, that evangelicals are biblical, but not contemporary, while liberals are contemporary but not biblical, and almost nobody is building bridges and relating the biblical text to the modern context” BelieveTodayI BelieveChurchModernBuildingMajorsTragedyContemporaryBridgesMinistryBiblicalChurch TodayBuilding Bridges Author:John Stott
