John Flavel Quotes

I [will] not go to heaven because I am a preacher. I am going to heaven entirely on the merit of the work of Christ.

Faith in Christ is the only thing to save you from despair.

We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.

Theres some inherently unique characteristics of Christianity, the chief of which is that Christianity teaches that we are saved by what Christ has done for us, instead of we are saved by what we do for God.

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

The only works of righteousness that serve to justify a sinner are the works of Christ.

Nothing can damn a man but his own righteousness; nothing can save him but the righteousness of Christ.

I don't want revival...I WANT CHRIST! And if we have Christ, there will be a revival.

Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with God through Christ.

There is no way to work your way to God. There is no way to climb up to heaven. There is only one way, and that is through Christ.

But I bear witness to Christ, too. I really know him to be the savior of the world. And that means more to me than almost anything else I know.

We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

Till men have faith in Christ, their best services are but glorious sins.

God lives. I know that He lives. I know that Jesus is the Christ and the Redeemer of the world.

Christianity has always embraced both reason and faith.

Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. That's why you are called a 'Christian.' If you remove Christ, there's only 'ian' and that means 'I am nothing.'

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be—a Christian.

I'm a Christian, and I give the glory to God.

Christianity is not a religion; it is the announcement of the end of religion.

The most important thing in my life is Christ.

Saying a prayer won't make you a Christian. Placing your faith in Christ as your savior makes you a Christian.

What good does it do me if Christ was born in Bethlehem once if he is not born again in my heart through faith?

We are not saved by what Jesus taught, and we are certainly not saved by what we understand Jesus to have taught. We are saved by Jesus Himself.