“If we believe that he [Jesus Christ]really countenanced the follies, the falsehoods, and the charlatanisms, which his biographers [writers of the New Testament]father upon him, and admit the misconstructions, interpolations, and theorizations of the fathers of the early and the fanatics of the latter ages, the conclusion would be irresistible by every sound mind that he was an impostor.” IfsMindBelieveWould BeAgeFatherJesusSoundChristJesus ChristConclusionFollyLatterFalsehoodTestamentNew TestamentFanaticsIrresistibleBiographersSound Mind Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Christ's voice sounds now for each of us in loving invitation; and dead in sin and hardness of heart though we be, we can listen and live. Christ Himself, my brother, sows the seed now. Do you take care that it falls not on, but in, your souls.” HeartSoulCareFallSoundVoiceChristSinBrotherTake CareSeedsYour SoulMy BrotherInvitationsHardnessHardness Of Heart Author:Alexander MacLaren
“In every sound convert the judgment is brought to approve of the laws and ways of Christ, and subscribe to them as most righteous and reasonable; the desire of the heart is to know the whole mind of Christ; the free and resolved choice of the heart is determined for the ways of Christ, before all the pleasures of sin, and prosperities of the world; it is the daily care of his life to walk with God.” KnowsWorldWayMindHeartWholeCareLawDesireChoicesSoundChristSinWalksPleasureJudgmentProsperityDeterminedReasonableRighteousWalking With God Author:Joseph Alleine
“For the flowers are great blessings. For the Lord made a Nosegay in the meadow with his disciples and preached upon the lily. For the flowers have great virtues for all senses. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For the flowers have their angels even the words of God's creation. For there is a language of flowers. For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.” MadeLanguageSoundChristLordVirtueCreationFlowerBlessingAngelRootsPlantSensesReasoningWord Of GodDiscipleAdversariesLiliesGlorifyMeadowsGod's Creation Author:Christopher Smart
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sends forth to you an earnest appeal. Open your doors to the missionaries. Open your minds to the words of God. Open your hearts, even your very souls, to the sound of that still, small voice which testifies of truth.” MindHeartStillsSoulJesusSoundVoiceChristChurchDoorsJesus ChristSaintAppealsLatterWord Of GodEarnestOpen Your HeartLatter DaysSmall VoiceLatter Day Saints Author:Thomas S. Monson
“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
“These then are the marks of the ideal Church - love, suffering, holiness, sound doctrine, genuineness, evangelism and humility. They are what Christ desires to find in His churches as He walks among them.” DesireSufferingSoundChristChurchWalksHumilityIdealsMarkDoctrineHolinessEvangelismGenuinenessSound Doctrine Author:John Stott