Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren
heaven holiness christ
Faith refers to Christ. Holiness depends on faith. Heaven depends on holiness.
faith doe christ
There can be no faith so feeble that Christ does not respond to it.
christian jesus sky
The apostolic church thought more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ than about death and heaven. The early Christians were looking, not for a cleft in the ground called a grave but for a cleavage in the sky called Glory.
christian sea giving
Nothing but Christian faith gives to the furthest future the solidity and definiteness which it must have if it is to be a breakwater for us against the fluctuating sea of present cares and thoughts.
christian heart mean
The sum of the whole matter is this: He who is one in will and heart with God is a Christian. He who loves God is one in will and heart with Him. He who trusts Christ loves God. That is Christianity in its ultimate purpose and result. That is Christianity in its means and working forces. That is Christianity in its starting point and foundation.
christ distrust diffidence
The true confidence which is faith in Christ, and the true diffidence which is utter distrust of myself--are identical.
heart calm-mind christ
Trust Christ! and a great benediction of tranquil repose comes down upon the calm mind and the tranquil heart.
god christian spring
God is His own motive. His love is not drawn out by our loveableness, but wells up, like an artesian spring, from the depths of His nature.
men christ ifs
If you would know Christ at all, you must go to Him as a sinful man, or you are shut out from Him altogether.
christian heart hands
He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.
christian love-is giving
The manliness of Christian love, and the putting away from ourselves of all fear, because we are " perfected in love," is one of the highest lessons that the gospel teaches us, and one of the greatest things which the gospel gives us.
christian brother taken
Ah, my brother, it is a far harder thing, and it is afar higher proof of a thorough-going, persistent, Christian principle woven into the very texture of my soul, to go on plodding and patient, never taken by surprise by any small temptation, than to gather into myself the strength which God has given me, and, expecting some great storm to come down upon me, to stand fast, and let it rage. It is a great deal easier to die once for Christ than to live always for Him.
christian christian-inspirational lord
Only he who can say, "The Lord is the strength of my life" can say, "Of whom shall I be afraid?"
lord shall whom
Only he who can say, ''The Lord is my strength,'' can say, ''Of whom shall I be afraid?''