“When what has been created in time according to the temporal order has reached maturity, it ceases from natural growth. But when what has been brought about by the knowledge of God through the practice of the virtues has reached maturity, it starts to grow anew. For the end of one stage constitutes the starting point of the next.” Has BeensEndsChristianOrderNextGrowsGrowthNaturalPracticeVirtueStageStartingCeaseMaturityOrthodoxStarting PointKnowledge Of God Author:Maximus the Confessor
“If it hasn't already done so, the church... must recognize that it lives in a pagan society; it must seek for values and norms not shared by society. In short, it will either recover the Christian doctrine of nonconformity or cease to have any authentic Christian voice.” IfsDoneChristianValuesVoiceChurchSimpleCeaseDoctrineNormPaganSimple LivingNonconformityChristian Doctrine Author:Doris Janzen Longacre
“Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.” ChristianFightingPrayerSaintCeaseKneesSatanArmorRestraining Author:William Cowper
“You will never be more than a common Christian until you give up your own interest and cease defending yourself.” GivingChristianInterestCommonGiving UpCease Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Death has no sting to a Believer. Once death was the penalty of sin-sin being forgiven, the penalty ceases and Christians do not die, now, as a punishment for their sin, but they die that they may be prepared to live!” MayChristianDiesSinPreparedBelieverPunishmentCeasePenaltiesBe PreparedForgiven Author:Charles Spurgeon
“If we should cease to be generous and charitable because another is sordid and ungrateful, it would be much in the power of vice to extinguish Christian virtues.” IfsShouldWould BeChristianVirtueVicesCeaseGenerousCharitableUngrateful Author:Roger L'Estrange
“The Christian life is a long and continual tendency of our hearts toward that eternal goodness which we desire on earth. All our happiness consists in thirsting for it. Now this thirst is prayer. Ever desire to approach your Creator, and you will never cease to pray. Do not think it necessary to pronounce many words.” ThinkingHeartLongEarthChristianLife IsDesirePrayerPrayingGoodnessEternalApproachCreatorCeaseChristian LifeTendenciesThirst Author:Francois Fenelon