Quotes from Charles R. Swindoll

Someone has said, Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one's ignorance. I agree.

Dear God, I know that my sin has put a barrier between You and me. Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to suffer the penalty of my sin by dying in my place so that barrier would be removed. I trust in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of my sins.

Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City during the 1930s, used to say, I don't fail often. But when I do, it's a beaut!

In doing that, I also accept His free gift of eternal life, which is mine forevermore by Your grace. Thank You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

We see the same scenario all too often today. People are told the good news of salvation by grace alone, only to respond with, "That's too simple. Where's the dignity? Where's the effort? If it's all that life changing, surely something sacrificial is required of me!

Trust that God is big enough to save anyone—even you.

Cuanto más vivo, y cuanto más cerca de Cristo camino, mayor es mi convicción de que él no se toma el tiempo de explicar el por qué. De modo que confiamos en él a lo largo de la vida sin la expectativa de que sea respondido el «por qué».

Cuando la gracia de Cristo ilumine su vida, descubrirá que no hace las cosas por temor, por vergüenza o por culpa, sino que las hace por amor.

Mientras mejor sepamos quiénes somos, más grande será nuestra efectividad y facilidad para hablar, y menores serán nuestros intentos por ser quien no somos. Esto

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were thus occupied were not benefited. (Heb. 13:7–9)

Hay una línea de separación muy delgada entre el liderazgo responsable y el control dogmático.

Moses, you see, had walked with God long enough to know that even though the Lord's directions might seem foolish, he wasn't to question them. And

La meta primordial de la unanimidad es el comportamiento correcto, mientras que la meta de la unidad es tener un espíritu correcto.

Ama a Dios con todo tu corazón... y luego haz lo que quieras».

En lugar de enfocarse en las obras de la carne, Jesús habló acerca del corazón. En lugar de exigir que el pecador cumpliera una larga lista de requisitos, hizo énfasis en la fe, aunque esta fuera tan pequeña como un grano de mostaza.

nothing to prove, nothing to lose.

Compromise occurs when our behavior fails to reflect our priorities. In what ways have you compromised, and how can you get back on track?

grace strengthens us. It strengthens our hearts, awakens in us the courage to stand firm.

A young woman sang a solo in front of a large audience. Her vocal technique was splendid, her intonation excellent, her range significant. Coincidentally, the man who had written the piece of music she sang was sitting in the audience. When the young woman finished, the person sitting beside the composer leaned over and said, "Well, what do you think of her?" Softly the composer responded, "She will be really great when something happens to break her heart.

We gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself.

La carnalidad se produce cuando un creyente deliberadamente opera en la fuerza de su propia voluntad... y se niega tercamente a reconocer su error y elige caminar contrario a las enseñanzas de las Escrituras.

success in the kingdom of God and in any local church depends upon the faithful people of whom the general public is unaware.

But if you like shallow lyrics and easy-to-hum-along-with ditties, then you're not going to enjoy the Psalms. The Psalms are for folks who have decided that music is an art that requires the discipline of keen thinking and a heart that is right before God. It is music for the mature. It is not a superficial statement. There are a few, of course, that are very popular: Psalms 1, 23, 91, 100, and parts of 119. But for the most part, only the

The church can seldom resurrect what the home puts to death.