“Kindness that allows barriers to one's relationship with God to spring up is self-destructive.” Quote by Max Anders
“God chooses people not for what He can do for them, but for the good they can do for others.” PeopleCan Do Author:Max Anders
“Christianity, righty understood, is utterly unlike religion that man invents. It is so completely contrary to the way man does things that it must have come from God. Take Christmas, for example; only God could have thought of that. When man invents a super being, he comes up with a Superman, or a Captain Marvel. God gives the world a baby.” MenWorldWayGivingDoeChristianityExampleBabyUnderstoodCome UpContraryCaptains Author:Richard Halverson
“My mother's influence in molding my character was conspicuous. She forced me to learn daily long chapters of the Bible by heart. To that discipline and patient, accurate resolve I owe not only much of my general power of taking pains, but of the best part of my taste for literature.” HeartLongCharacterPainMotherLiteratureInfluenceDisciplineTastePatientResolveAccurateChaptersMolding Author:John Ruskin
“People sometimes punish to exact judgment for past actions. God disciplines in order to teach and always in the interest of those whom he disciplines.” PeopleSometimesActionPastOrderInterestTeachDisciplineJudgment Author:Max Anders
“God leads His people whether they are obedient or rebellious, but His leading is far more pleasant when they obey.” PeoplePleasantRebelliousObedient Author:Max Anders
“God's loving discipline brings us face-to-face with our pride.” FacesPrideDisciplineFace To Face Author:Max Anders
“Chastening is a mark of affection, not a sign of rejection.” MarkAffectionRejection Author:Max Anders
“God delights in providing His people with material gain and comfort, although prosperity can pose a threat to spiritual well-being.” PeopleWellsSpiritualMaterialsComfortGainsThreatProsperityDelightWell BeingProviding Author:Max Anders
“If someone considers the prophetic writings with all the diligence and reverence they are worth, while he reads and examines with great care, it is certain that in that very act he will be struck in his mind and senses by some more divine breath and will recognize that the books he reads have not been produced in a human way, but are words of God.” IfsWayWritingMindHumansBookCareCertainDivineBreathsSensesWord Of GodReverenceDiligenceProphetic Author:Origen
“Intercessors constitute the greatest unseen group of spiritual heroes in world history. Their labors are not seen, but the results are. Those who pray for the spiritual needs of others do immeasurable good in the world, often preventing (at least for a time) divine judgment.” WorldNeedsSpiritualResultsGroupsDivinePrayingHeroJudgmentLaborUnseenWorld HistoryPreventingNeeds Of OthersGood In The WorldIntercessors Author:Max Anders