John Strachan Quotes

I never had an intellectual struggle with the Bible, with the gospel, with the claims of Christ.

The gospel is simply glorious and gloriously simple.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is that penetrating light which shines through the darkness of our lives.

I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.

The Scriptures bear ample and continuous evidence that the faith of the resurrection of the body lies in the faith that Jesus Christ died and rose again.

What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

Getting into Heaven is not something you can earn or deserve. God makes that really clear in the scriptures.

Churches that should be talking about the work of Christ on the cross and the grace of God for sinners are stuck on recycled pop psychology, moral exhortation, or entertainment. But these fail to speak to the eternal question that haunts all of us: 'How do I know that I'm OK?' We all want to know we are justified.

The Heidelberg Catechism is like a refreshing bath with cool gospel water.

When the Christian faith becomes defined by who we are and what we do and not by who Christ is and what he did for us, we miss the gospel - and we, ironically, become more disobedient.

The good works of the unsaved may indeed benefit their fellow-creatures; but until life in Christ has been received, they cannot please God.

Through faith in the Lord Jesus alone can we obtain forgiveness of our sins, and be at peace with God; but, believing in Jesus, we become, through this very faith, the children of God; have God as our Father, and may come to Him for all the temporal and spiritual blessings which we need.

The Gospel has to be the norm.

The gospel is entirely a message about what someone else has done not only for me but also for the renewal of the whole creation.

It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.

I believe there are going to be millions of Catholics in Heaven because they trusted in Christ as their savior.

I was about 14 when I became a Christian. I had been going to youth group, and I'd heard the Gospel preached, and then suddenly it all started to click. God opened my eyes to see Jesus for who He really was. After I trusted Christ, the Lord changed my entire perspective on everything.

I finally discovered something - it's all about Jesus.

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news - the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The gospel cannot be preached and heard enough, for it cannot be grasped well enough ... Moreover, our greatest task is to keep you faithful to this article and to bequeath this treasure to you when we die.

As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.

In Christ the original image of God is restored, by faith in this world and by sight in the world to come.

Essentially this promise before curse, this superiority of God's love in Christ, must come from the Bible.

I'm ensuring my place in heaven.

The Gospel is not a theory; the Gospel is not a philosophy or an idea; the Gospel is not a way of thinking or feeling. The Gospel is an event in history.