20 Quotables

One of my hobbies is to collect inspirational, biblically-driven quotes that express truth in a sentence or two. Twitter has its weaknesses but it also has produced a treasure trove of winsome quotes that express and apply biblical truth. Below are 20 quotes from hundreds I possess that I hope will encourage and challenge you.

1. "We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God." AW Tozer

2. "When life overwhelms us we worry. When God overwhelms us we worship."  Ryan Huguley

3. "We don't need more of Jesus, we need less of self. We already have all of Jesus." Burk Parsons

4. "It is impossible to understand a culture without discerning its idols." Tim Keller

5. "Death is gain only when when to live is Christ." Burk Parsons

6. "Pride is the carbon monoxide of sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing it."  Tim Keller

7. "Those hands that keep a million worlds from spinning into oblivion were nailed motionless to a cross." Elizabeth Elliot

8 "Faith is quenching the soul's thirst at the fountain of God." John Piper

9. "Jesus is better than anything prosperity can give, or anything that suffering can take." Matt Papa

10. "The worst thing about sin is that it is against God. It killed Jesus. Whenever we sin we throw blood on his face." Stephen Charnock

11. "Guard your thoughts and there will be little fear about your actions."  JC Ryle

12. "The gospel is God covering his naked enemies, bringing them to the wedding feast, and then marrying them rather than crushing them."  Ed Welch

13. "Your contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary." Jonathan Edwards

14. "Putting others down is a cheap way of lifting yourself up." Kevin DeYoung

15. "Self-sufficiency is Satan's net." CH Spurgeon

16. "Satan wants to destroy our faith in God. God wants to destroy our faith in ourselves." John Kimbell

17. "As long as I am focusing on the faults of others, then I don't have to face my own." Tullian Tchidvijian

18. "Each person, in his own way, fondly nurses an entire kingdom in his heart." John Calvin

19. "There is no panic in heaven. God has no problems only plans." Corrie Ten Boom

20. "I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter." William Carey

Grace and Peace to you,

              Barry