“It gave me no pleasure to see people drink in my opinions if they seemed ignorant of Jesus Christ and the value of being saved by Him. Sound conviction for sin, especially the sin of unbelief, and a heart set on fire to be saved by Christ, with a strong yearning for a truly sanctified soul-this was what delighted me; those were the souls I considered blessed.” PeopleIfsHeartSoulValuesJesusStrongSoundChristSinPleasureOpinionFireDrinkJesus ChristBlessedConvictionSavedIgnorantYearningDelightedUnbelief Author:John Bunyan
“If a friend is the one who summons us to our best, then is not Jesus Christ our best friend, and should we not think of the Communion as one of His chief appeals to us to be our best? The Lord's Supper looks not back to our past with a critical eye, but to our future, with a hopeful one. The Master appeals from what we have been to what we may be. He bids us come, not because we are better than we have been, but because He wants us to be. To stay away because our hearts are cold is to refuse to go to the fire till we are warm.” IfsThinkingWantShouldLooksHeartMayHas BeensEyePastJesusChristLordFireMastersColdJesus ChristRefuseWarmCriticalChiefsAppealsHopefulOur FutureCommunionOur PastWant USupperLord's Supper Book:Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock Source: Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs - let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.” WayMayJesusChristStruggleFireJesus ChristCrossesBonesMy WayBeastLimbsWild Beasts Author:Ignatius of Antioch
“It is easy to follow Christ when all things are safe. But your love to Jesus Christ would be seen more, if you must lose your lives, or deny your Jesus. It would be a trial of your love, when fire and faggot [a wooden stick] was before you, if you would rush into that, rather than fly from the truth as it is in Jesus. Though all things are calm now, the storm is gathering and by and by it will break; it is at present no bigger than a man's hand. But when it is full it will break and then you will see whether you are found Christians or not.” IfsMenHandsWould BeChristianFoundJesusEasyChristLosesBreakFireSafeJesus ChristAll ThingsBiggerSticksCalmDenyStormTrialsGathering Author:George Whitefield
“If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and Him crucified, I would set the world on fire.” IfsKnowsMenWorldJesusChristSinFireJesus ChristDeterminedHated Author:John Wesley
“I Love Jesus Christ and that is why I am on fire with the desire to give Him souls, first of all my own, and then an incalculable number of others.” GivingFirstsSoulDesireJesusChristMy OwnNumbersFireJesus ChristJesus LoveI Love Jesus Author:Alphonsus Liguori
“O marvelous Sacrament! How can I find words to praise you! You are the life of the soul, the medicament healing our wounds, our comforter when we are overburdened, the memorial of Jesus Christ, the proof of his love, the most precious precept of his testament, our companion in the pilgrimage of life, the joy sustaining us in our exile, the burning coal kindling the fire of divine love, the instrument of grace, the pledge of eternal bliss and the treasure of Christians” SoulChristianJoyJesusChristHealingFireGraceDivineEternalJesus ChristPraiseInstrumentsProofWoundsTreasureBurningBlissCompanionMarvelousTestamentSacramentsCoalHis LoveExileDivine LoveMemorialPledgePilgrimageSustainingComforterKindlingBurning Coal Author:Louis of Granada
“The Holy Ghost converts [us] from carnality to spirituality. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. . . . . Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, and water baptism are all preliminary and prerequisite to it, but [the baptism of fire] is the consummation. To receive [this baptism of fire] is to have one's garments washed in the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.” SoulSpiritualityJesusChristWaterLordFireBloodHolyJesus ChristGhostHealRepentanceGarmentsHoly GhostBaptismLord Jesus ChristPrerequisitesBlood Of JesusCarnality Author:Marion G. Romney
“Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings ... let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.” WholeBodyEvilJesusChristChristianityFireDevilJesus ChristCrossesLet MeCrowdsBeastTormentShatteringWild Beasts Author:Ignatius of Antioch
“In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike--and they will--you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see riding at reckless speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven, in defense of Abraham's seed.” IfsHelpingEyeRememberJesusHeavenSidesChristForgetFireJesus ChristHorseArmyDisappointmentProtectionSpeedSeedsDefenseStrikesNever ForgetRidingBoth SidesVeilsRecklessAbrahamDiscouragementChariotsChariots Of Fire Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.” LongJesusChristFireBrokenJesus ChristCrossesBonesBeastDiscipleFlocksBroken Bone Author:Ignatius of Antioch