--- title: "1 Christians Enter Quotes By John R.W. Stott" description: "1 Christians Enter quotes by John R.W. Stott. Plus more from John R.W. Stott and more Christians Enter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/john-r-w-stott-15425_christianity_first-our-common-desire-and-duty-as-chri_1917266.jpg" --- > [“First, our common desire and duty as Christians must be to enter into the full purpose of God for us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/first-our-common-desire-and-duty-as-christians-must-be-to-enter-into/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/john-r-w-stott-15425_christianity_first-our-common-desire-and-duty-as-chri_1917266.jpg) ## More by John R.W. Stott > [“The gift of singleness is more a vocation than an empowerment, although to be sure God is faithful in supporting those He calls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/the-gift-of-singleness-is-more-a-vocation-than-an-empowerment/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“The New Testament uses five main Greek words for sin, which together portray its various aspects, both passive and active. The commonest is hamartia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/the-new-testament-uses-five-main-greek-words-for-sin-which-together/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“So then, according to Jesus, the ‘evils’ which we think, say and do are not due primarily to our environment, nor are they bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/so-then-according-to-jesus-the-evils-which-we-think-say-and-do-are/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my promise'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/what-god-said-to-abraham-was-not-obey-this-law-and-i-will-bless-you/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“Thomas Cranmer in his ‘Homily of Salvation’ explained that three things had to go together in our justification: on God’s part ‘his great mercy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/thomas-cranmer-in-his-homily-of-salvation-explained-that-three-things/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“We “receive the Spirit,” he insisted, not because of any good works of obedience that we may have done, but “by hearing with faith,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/we-receive-the-spirit-he-insisted-not-because-of-any-good-works-of/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“Nowadays the really great mind is thought to be both broad and open – broad enough to absorb every fresh idea which is presented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/nowadays-the-really-great-mind-is-thought-to-be-both-broad-and-open/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“The power to save lies in the one who is gazed upon, not the one who does the looking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/the-power-to-save-lies-in-the-one-who-is-gazed-upon-not-the-one-who/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“There is much shallowness and levity among us. Prophets and psalmists would probably say of us that ‘there is no fear of God before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/there-is-much-shallowness-and-levity-among-us-prophets-and-psalmists/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“To say that somebody ‘is not responsible for his actions’ is to demean him or her as a human being. It is part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/to-say-that-somebody-is-not-responsible-for-his-actions-is-to-demean/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“It is that the promise of the “gift” or “baptism” of the Spirit is to as many as the Lord our God calls. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/it-is-that-the-promise-of-the-gift-or-baptism-of-the-spirit-is-to-as/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“We state and commend the faith only in so far as we go out and put ourselves inside the doubts of the doubters, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/we-state-and-commend-the-faith-only-in-so-far-as-we-go-out-and-put/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“Perhaps it is a deep-seated reluctance to face up to the gravity of sin which has led to its omission from the vocabulary of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/perhaps-it-is-a-deep-seated-reluctance-to-face-up-to-the-gravity-of/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“To love the glory of God more than our own glory is also to seek approval from God rather than other people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/to-love-the-glory-of-god-more-than-our-own-glory-is-also-to-seek/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) > [“Jesus never concealed the fact that his religion included a demand as well as an offer. Indeed, the demand was as total as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/jesus-never-concealed-the-fact-that-his-religion-included-a-demand-as/) [John R.W. 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