John Knox Quotes

Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, 'What happened?' but rather, 'How then shall I live?' And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins.

We are all on a journey of faith, and we have to polish that faith.

Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have, this day, done one thing because He said, Do it! or once abstained because He said, Do not do it! It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him, if you do not do anything He tells you.

I will go where the Lord and the leaders of His Church want me to go, I will do what they want me to do, I will teach what they want me to teach, and I will strive to become what I should and must become.

Young people are not immune to following God's commands concerning discipline.

One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His Word, we're obedient, we pray, we go to church, we do the right things - that somehow His blessing means we're going to be okay.

God will never tell us to do something that gratifies the flesh.

Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and lay people alike must be open to the Lord's correction.

We can never make ourselves better by trying... praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don't get me wrong... it's not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it's good. It's just that doing them in God's power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

Man is raw and wild, that is one of the reasons why he needs the Christian teaching.

Through prayer, fasting, and studying, God will answer.

God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so.

For many, living a Christlike life every day may be even more difficult than laying down one's life.

Men invent means and methods of coming at God's love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God's presence. Yet it might be so simple. Is it not quicker and easier just to do our common business wholly for the love of him?

We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.

God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.

As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in position for Him to do things in our lives we could never do on our own.

Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live.

It is necessary to bear in mind that Scripture only teaches the chief points of those true principles which lead to the true perfection of man, and only demands in general terms faith in them.

A lot of people can talk about their faith. When you live it every day and act on the word of God, it's pretty cool to see.

By growing a spiritual practice, we are given all that we need.

Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.