“It costs something to be a real Christian, according to the standard of the Bible. There are enemies to be overcome, battles to be fought, sacrifices to be made, an Egypt to be forsaken, a wilderness to be passed through, a cross to be carried, a race to be run. Conversion is not putting a person in an arm-chair and taking them easily to heaven. It is the beginning of a mighty conflict, in which it costs much to win the victory.” PersonsMadeRealRunningChristianWinningHeavenRaceEnemySacrificeArmsVictoryBattleCostConflictStandardsCrossesOvercomingConversionChairsWildernessEgyptForsaken Author:J. C. Ryle
“Upon the present theological computation, ten souls must be lost for one that is saved. At which rate of reckoning, heaven can raise but its cohorts while hell commands its legions. From which sad account it would appear, that, though our Saviour had conquered death by the resurrection, he had not yet been able to overcome sin by the redemption.” SoulAbleLostHeavenSinHellTenOvercomingAccountsRaisesRateSavedCommandRedemptionResurrectionSaviourTheologicalReckoningLegionComputation Book:The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author Source: The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author
“Overcome the Empyrean; hurl Heaven and Earth out of their places, That in the same calamity Brother and brother, friend and friend, Family and family, City and city may contend.” MayEarthHeavenCitiesStruggleBrotherOvercomingCalamityHeaven And EarthFamily Friends Book:The Winding Stair and Other Poems: A Facsimile Edition Source: The Winding Stair and Other Poems: A Facsimile Edition
“Christians rejoice even while they truly sorrow - because their rejoicing is in the hope of heaven... While joy overcomes sorrow, it does not put an end to it.” DoeEndsChristianJoySufferingHeavenSorrowOvercomingRejoice Author:John Calvin