Quotes from George Whitefield

And now let me address all of you, high and low, rich and poor, one with another, to accept of mercy and grace while it is offered to you; Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation; and will you not accept it, now it is offered unto you?

If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed ... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.

It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher.

For, if we have not charity, we are not Christians: charity is the great duty of Christians.

Lord help me to begin to begin.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

When our Lord says, we must be converted and become as little children, I suppose He means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child.

The care of the soul is 'a matter of the highest importance;' beyond any thing which can be brought into comparison with it.

Following Christ means following him through life, following him in every word and gesture, following him out of one clime into another.

What! Get to heaven on your own strength? Why, you might as well try to climb to the moon on a rope of sand!

O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections.

Study to know Him more and more, for the more you know, the more you will love Him.

Though you have sinned much, that is no reason why you should despair, but only why you should love much, having so much forgiven.

Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.

Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least.

God forbid that I should travel with anybody a quarter of an hour without speaking of Christ to them.

O my brethren, my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden, but powerful presence of Christ, whilst I am preaching to you.

It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God; and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God.

You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without dropping a word to you.

No, the religion of Jesus is a social religion.

The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.

At the day of judgment we shall all meet again.

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.

I would rather wear out than rust out.