“The whitest robes, unless their purity be preserved by divine grace, will be defiled by the blackest spots.”
More from Charles Spurgeon on Faith
“We lose much consolation by the habit of reading His promises for the whole church, instead of taking them directly home to ourselves.”
“Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks.”
“Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.”
“Marching and quick-marching are much easier to God's warriors than standing still.”
“When you speak of heaven, let your face light up... When you speak of hell well then, your everyday face will do.”
“Your own opinion of your state is not worth much. Ask the Lord to search you.”
“To a great extent in spiritual things we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith alone can bring us to see Jesus.”
“It is not great counts God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”
“Prayer is the forerunner of mercy.”
“The nearer a man lives to God, the more intensely has he to mourn over his own evil heart." -Charles Spurgeon”
Others on Faith
Elizabeth George
30 quotes“Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.”
Saint Augustine
27 quotes“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need the remainder is needed by others.”
John Piper
27 quotes“All heroes are shadows of Christ”
Billy Graham
26 quotes“The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”
Rick Warren
24 quotes“Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
24 quotes“When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available w...”
A.W. Tozer
22 quotes“A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
John Calvin
21 quotes“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
C.S. Lewis
17 quotes“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
Max Lucado
17 quotes“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
Joel Osteen
16 quotes“Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”
Jesus Christ
14 quotes“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with h...”