Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Instructional
Lack of repentance
Lack of repentance is the root cause of powerlessness in the church, in this materialistic, self-indulgent age. There can be no spiritual power in a non-repentant church. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith does not operate in possible
Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends. — George Muller
A pharisee is hard on others
A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself. — A.W. Tozer
Courage is not simply one of the virtues
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. — C.S. Lewis
The value of persistent prayer
The value of persistent prayer is not that He will hear us but that we will finally hear Him. — William McGill
