David Wilkerson Quotes

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.

When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.

The stool of repentance and the foot of the cross are the favorite positions of instructed Christians.

Our Holy Father says every one of us is in need of conversion, beginning with ourselves. We are all in need of the grace of Jesus Christ to receive the Gospel.

All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ.

When you hear of a notorious sinner, instead of thinking you do well to be angry, beg of Jesus Christ to convert, and make him a monument of his free grace.

Come to Jesus. Come to Jesus.

Come as you are. If you are the blackest soul out of hell, trust Christ, and that act of trust shall make you clean.

Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good. The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. Too many people have walked away from the church, not because they’re walking away from Jesus, but because the church has walked away from Jesus.

A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.

Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It's a prerequisite.

No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

I know that every difficulty we face in life, even those that come from our own negligence or even transgression, can be turned by the Lord into growth experiences, a virtual ladder upward. I certainly do not recommend transgression as a path to growth. It is painful, difficult, and so totally unnecessary. It is far wiser and so much easier to move forward in righteousness. But through proper repentance, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and obedience to His commandments, even the disappointment that comes from transgression can be converted into a return to happiness.

Repentance is a gift of God's grace.

When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.

It is the easiest thing in the world to become a Christian - ten thousand times easier than it is to hold out unrepenting against the motives which God presents to the mind, to induce it to forsake its evil thoughts and turn unto Him.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.

For Christians, they need to access the power of Jesus and not look at Christianity as a religion. It is our Lord Jesus that makes you change, and Christians need to actualize it and put it into practice.

What I love to say when people ask me about being a Christian, I always say, 'Christians aren't perfect.' They're probably some of the worst people on the planet. They just know that they need Jesus. That's the only difference.

There is nothing we've done that can't be wiped clean by Christ.

I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.

I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence.

I love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger.

As I read the New Testament, I find only one path to salvation - the path of an informed faith in Jesus Christ.