Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quotes

This perfection must come through the practice of holiness and love.

Our praying, to be strong, must be buttressed by holy living. The life of faith perfects the prayer of faith.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

The road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Obedience is the pathway to holiness.

He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.

He that is never on his knees on earth shall never stand upon his feet in heaven

We're going to worship in eternity. So what does God want me to do while we're here on earth? Practice. Practice worshipping.

Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we've set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.

It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.

My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!

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

I like to see honesty out of people. People who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with The Lord.

Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence.

Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.

My aim is just to remain as humble and as godly as I can be.

To get to heaven, you have to work very hard. I want to go to heaven, so I will try to pray more.

Sainthood's piety is made, refined, perfected, by prayer. The gospel moves with slow and timid pace when the saints are not at their prayers early and late and long.

In order for good to blossom it must be cultivated and exercised by constant practice, and to be truly righteous there is required a daily pruning of the evil growth of our characters by a daily repen- tance from sin.

Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.

Purity is the fruit of prayer.

Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.