Holy Quotes by Edward McKendree Bounds

12 Holy quotes by Edward McKendree Bounds

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Edward McKendree Bounds writes with a quiet conviction that resonates beyond the page. Though brief, these twelve lines give a clear sense of his reverent view of the sacred.

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The first and last stages of holy living are crowned with praying.

Edward McKendree Bounds

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A holy life does not live in the closet, but it cannot live without the closet.

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Holy living is essential preparation for prayer.

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It is true that Bible prayers in word and print are short, but the praying men of the Bible were with God…

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We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack…

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He who is too busy to pray will be too busy to live a holy life. Satan had rather we let the…

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

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Prayer and a holy life are one. They mutually act and react. Neither can survive alone. The absence of the one is…

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The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does…

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We cannot talk to God strongly when we have not lived for God strongly. The closet cannot be made holy to God…

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Prayer is no fitful, short-lived thing. It is no voice crying unheard and unheeded in the silence. It is a voice which…

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Preachers are not sermon makers, but men makers and saint makers, and he only is well-trained for this business who has made…

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They are not leaders because of brilliancy. ...but because, by the power of prayer, they could command the power of God.

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The resurrection of Jesus Christ was necessary to establish the truth of his mission and put the stamp of all-conquering power on his gospel.

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