Religion Quotes by Oswald Chambers

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Oswald Chambers writes that knowing Jesus personally is the foundation of faith, not just rituals. He says the real test of a religious life is how one acts in ordinary moments. He also describes prayer as proof that the heart is focused on God.

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The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

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There is no greater threat to our devotion to Christ than our service for Christ.

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Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.

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No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God in a human spirit

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If your faith is in experiences, anything that happens is likely to upset that faith.

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The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing but in God-likeness.

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God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His spirit.

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If a man cannot prove his religion in the valley, it is not worth anything.

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The Christian life is one of spiritual courage and determination lived out in our flesh

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“Many of us do not continue to grow spiritually because we prefer to choose on the basis of our rights, instead of…

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The Christian Church should not be a secret society of specialists, but a public manifestation of believers in Jesus.

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Our spiritual life cannot be measured by success as the world measures it, but only by what God pours through us- and…

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Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will…

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Complete weakness and dependence will always be the occasion for the Spirit of God to manifest His power.

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The central point of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.

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The golden rule for understanding in spiritual matters is not intellect, but obedience.

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We must keep ourselves in touch, not with theories, but with people. We must never get out of touch with them if…

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Faith never knows where it is being led, it knows and loves the One Who is leading. Faith is not resignation to…

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If we have never had the experience of taking our commonplace religious shoes off our commonplace religious feet, and getting rid of…

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One of the greatest snares is the number of good things we might do. Jesus Christ never did the good things He…

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Believe steadfastly on Him and everything that challenges you will strengthen your faith. There is continual testing in the life of faith…

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Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call to…

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The men with God's 'go' in them have these three characteristics-a saving experience, the evidence of supernatural power at work, and the…

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We read some things in the Bible three hundred and sixty-five times and they mean nothing to us, then all of a…

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The Christian life is stamped by 'moral spontaneous originality,' consequently the disciple is open to the same charge that Jesus Christ was,…

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It is not a lack of spiritual experience that leads to failure, but a lack of working to keep our eyes focused…

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In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour... If criticism becomes a habit, it will destroy the moral energy of the…

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Faith by its very nature must be tried, and the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to…

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The key to the missionary's work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to…

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Spiritual character is only made by standing loyal to God's character, no matter what distress the trial of faith brings. The distress…

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . .” This is the first principle in the kingdom of God. The underlying…

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If Jesus is a teacher only, then all He can do is to tantalize us by erecting a standard we cannot come…

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“people begin coming to God once they stop being religious, because there is only one master of the human heart—Jesus Christ, not…

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“I want to tell you a growing conviction with me, and that is that as we obey the leadings of the Spirit…

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“Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him. A great number of Christian workers…

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In the Christian life, godly influence is never conscious of itself.

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Faith is the inborn capacity to see God behind everything.

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The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him.

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The greatest word of Jesus to His disciples is abandon

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Prayer is the evidence that I am spiritually concentrated on God.

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Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate.

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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

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Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness.

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“Let circumstances take you where they will, but keep drawing on the grace of God in whatever condition you may find yourself.”

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“It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the Kingdom, to see God's children starving while actually seated at the Father's table.”

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“If my holiness is not drawing towards Him, it is not holiness of the right order, but an influence that will awaken inordinate affection…

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“My spiritual history must have as its underlying foundation a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. To be born again means that I see Jesus.”

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We always have visions, before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in…

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The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and…

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The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin.

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The secret of the missionary is...I am His, and He is carrying out His work through me.

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