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British Politician

William Wilberforce was a British politician known for his leading role in the movement to abolish slavery. He actively pushed for legislation against the slave trade in the British Parliament and dedicated his life to promoting social justice and moral reform.

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Famous William Wilberforce Quotes

“Let true Christians then, with becoming earnestness, strive in all things to recommend their profession, and to put to silence the vain scoffs of ignorant objectors.”

Christian Silence Becoming All Things Strive Profession Ignorant Vain Earnestness

Book:A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country Contrasted with Real Christians

Source: A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country Contrasted with Real Christians

“In short, Christians in general are everywhere denominated the servants and the children of God, and are required to serve him with that submissive obedience, and that affectionate promptitude of duty, which belong to those endearing relations.”

Children Christian Duty Relation Obedience Servant Child Of God Affectionate Submissive Endearing

Book:A Practical View of Preferred Christians

Source: A Practical View of Preferred Christians

“The title of Christian is a reproach to us, if we estrange ourselves from Him after whom we are denominated. The name of Jesus is not to be to us like the Allah of the Mahometans, a talisman or an amulet to be worn on the arm, as an external badge merely and symbol of our profession, and to preserve us from evil by some mysterious and unintelligible potency; but is to be engraved deeply on the heart, there written by the finger of God himself in everlasting characters.”

Source: A Practical View of Preferred Christians

“Servile, and base, and mercenary, is the notion of Christian practice among the bulk of nominal Christians. They give no more than they dare not with-hold; they abstain from nothing but what they must not practise.”

Giving Christian Practice Notion Dare Practise Mercenary

Book:A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity. Complete ed

Source: A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity. Complete ed

“true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude”

Christian Gratitude Debt Satisfying Creditors Debt Of Gratitude

Book:A Practical View of Christianity

Source: A Practical View of Christianity

“If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our way across the world, merely making a noise as we go”

Ifs World Way Christian Christ Passionate Christian Inspirational Noise Passionate Love Jingles

Author:William Wilberforce

“There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world.”

World Mind Heart Christian Four Ought Christian Inspirational Commit Word Of God Submit Heart And Mind Transmit

Author:William Wilberforce

“No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry.”

Art Christian Wealth Study Military Glory Perseverance Height Labour Resolution Steady Inquiry Diligence Vigorous

Book:A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price

Source: A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price

“I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives.”

Should Littles Real Christian Understanding Our Lives Subjects Importance Majority Pace Distraction Disturbed Hectic

Author:William Wilberforce