Quotes About Faith

Regardless of how one has come to be deceived, believing in a false version of God is spiritually destructive.

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" (James 5:16).

But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. (Romans 2:8)

Man cannot know God by his own wisdom and power, but only by God's self-disclosure, which he delivered through the prophets and the apostles.

Where was God when it happened? He was there making it happen, for the glory of his name and the good of his elect. And if he was not there, it could never have happened.

Without a knowledge of sound theology, it is easy for a person to be "tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming" (Ephesians 4:14).

There is no salvation outside of the Bible because there is no way to know God or his way to salvation outside of the writings of the prophets and the apostles.

The preaching of the gospel compels men to choose a side, or rather, it uncovers which side they are on. As we proclaim the Lord Jesus, the family of Satan arises in opposition, but the family of Christ awakes to faith and righteousness, to take up spiritual weapons, and to join the fight for the glory of God.

But if God does not see fit to manifest entire deliverance at this time, then the person must honor God by his suffering and perseverance.

as Christians, all our wisdom, holiness, and worth come from God, and not from ourselves, so that without him, we are nothing and can do nothing (John 15:5).

a person who hears the word of God but does not understand what he hears will fail to retain or apply it.

Let us never become weary of basic doctrines, especially this chief of doctrines, that God is God.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Christian God does not serve Islam or Mormon interests at all. In fact, establishing the existence of the Christian God automatically refutes Islam and Mormonism, since their views of God are incompatible.

the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear" (2 Timothy 4:3).

the clash between the Christian worldview and the non-Christian worldview, the Christian basis of thinking and judgment and the non-Christian basis of thinking and judgment.

Any person who fears God is superior in wisdom to one who does not fear God. Thus all Christians are superior to all non-Christians.

we can credit our salvation only to God's sovereign appointment, and not to a person's choice to follow Christ. This is because a person's choice is not free, but God is the one who causes his choice (Romans 9:18), so that no one may boast before him.

Jesus is saying that no one can have faith in him unless chosen and compelled by the Father.

Ministers are required to emphasize doctrines.

You are not accountable to me – I am not the one who will send you to hell. You are accountable to God, but he wants me to tell you that.

not the human individuals themselves who chooses those who would come to Christ, it follows that it is the Father who chooses who would receive salvation, and not the human individuals themselves.

there are Christian authors and teachers who tell us that doubt is natural, and that doubt ultimately helps us grow in faith. This is not the Bible's perspective. Of course doubt is natural to fallen humanity, but

let us not be ashamed of the gospel, that God saves his chosen ones by his grace, according to his will and his pleasure, and for his glory.