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William Barclay, born on December 5, 1907 in Scotland, was a prominent British author. His works covered a wide range of subjects including biblical studies, religious philosophy, and theology, which had a profound impact on religious thought in the 20th century.

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“We may not understand how the spirit works; but the effect of the spirit on the lives of men is there for all to see; and the only unanswerable argument for Christianity is a Christian life. No man can disregard a religion and a faith and a power which is able to make bad men good. . .”

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“The Christian man must aim at that complete obedience to God in which life finds its highest happiness, its greatest good, its perfect consummation, its peace.”

Men Christian Perfect Highest Aim Obedience Obedience To God

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“The Christian is called upon to be the partner of God in the work of the conversion of men.”

Men Christian Partners Conversion

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“Every discouraging sermon is a wicked sermon... There could hardly be a more un-Christian way of living than to go about in such a way as to depress and to discourage other people.”

People Way Christian Wicked Depressing Sermons Discouraging

Author:William Barclay

“We are chosen for joy. However hard the Christian way, it is both in the traveling and in the goal, the way of joy.”

Way Hard Christian Joy Goal Chosen

Book:The Gospel of John

Source: The Gospel of John

“One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement...It is easy to laugh at men's ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.”

“For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him.”

Knows Needs Enough Christian Jesus Heaven

Book:The Gospel of John

Source: The Gospel of John

“Pride is the ground in which all the other sins grow, and the parent from which all the other sins come.”

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Book:Day by Day with William Barclay: Selected Readings for Daily Reflection

Source: Day by Day with William Barclay: Selected Readings for Daily Reflection

“We reverence God and we hallow God's name when our life is such that it brings honor to God and attracts others to Him.”

Christian Life Is Names Our Lives Honor Christian Inspirational Reverence

Author:William Barclay

“The Christian is a [person] of joy... A gloomy Christian is a contradiction of terms, and nothing in all religious history has done Christianity more harm than its connection with black clothes and long faces.”

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Book:Growing in Christian Faith: A Book of Daily Readings

Source: Growing in Christian Faith: A Book of Daily Readings

“More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world.”

People World Has Beens Real Christian Religion Church Kindness Argument Theological Christian Love

Book:New Testament Words

Source: New Testament Words

“It may be that one of our great faults in prayer is that we talk too much and listen too little. When prayer is at its highest we wait in silence for God's voice to us; we linger in His presence for His peace and His power to flow over us and around us; we lean back in His everlasting arms and feel the serenity of perfect security in Him.”

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Author:William Barclay

“Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought.”

Mean Doe Christian Ought Being Free Christian Freedom

Book:The Letters of James and Peter

Source: The Letters of James and Peter

About the Author

Born: December 5, 1907
Died: January 24, 1978
Known for: Author
Quotes: 79

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The Gospel of JohnRelated source material

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Good Tidings of Great Joy: The Birth of Jesus the MessiahRelated source material

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