Religion Quotes by John R.W. Stott

9 Religion quotes by John R.W. Stott

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John R.W. Stott’s classic Christian reflections on religion appear in nine succinct quotes, each echoing his timeless wisdom. This modest set provides a quick taste of his enduring theological voice.

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“Second, we are to discover this purpose of God in Scripture. The will of God for the people is in the Word…

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“But when the teaching of the Bible is plain, then continuing to maintain an open mind is a sign not of maturity,…

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“Jesus evidently thought that human beings still retained a residue of their former glory.”

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“P. T. Forsyth’s book Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind. These are its opening words: ‘It is, perhaps, an overbold beginning, but…

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“We state and commend the faith only in so far as we go out and put ourselves inside the doubts of the…

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“We “receive the Spirit,” he insisted, not because of any good works of obedience that we may have done, but “by hearing…

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“Thomas Cranmer in his ‘Homily of Salvation’ explained that three things had to go together in our justification: on God’s part ‘his…

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“It is now time for us to ask the personal question put to Jesus Christ by Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus…

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“Jesus never concealed the fact that his religion included a demand as well as an offer. Indeed, the demand was as total…

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“The gift of singleness is more a vocation than an empowerment, although to be sure God is faithful in supporting those He calls.”

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“The New Testament uses five main Greek words for sin, which together portray its various aspects, both passive and active. The commonest is hamartia,…

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“So then, according to Jesus, the ‘evils’ which we think, say and do are not due primarily to our environment, nor are they bad…

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“What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my promise'.”

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“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…

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“We “receive the Spirit,” he insisted, not because of any good works of obedience that we may have done, but “by hearing with faith,”…

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“Nowadays the really great mind is thought to be both broad and open – broad enough to absorb every fresh idea which is presented…

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“The power to save lies in the one who is gazed upon, not the one who does the looking.”

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“There is much shallowness and levity among us. Prophets and psalmists would probably say of us that ‘there is no fear of God before…

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“To say that somebody ‘is not responsible for his actions’ is to demean him or her as a human being. It is part of…

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“It is that the promise of the “gift” or “baptism” of the Spirit is to as many as the Lord our God calls. The…

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“We state and commend the faith only in so far as we go out and put ourselves inside the doubts of the doubters, the…

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“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…

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“To love the glory of God more than our own glory is also to seek approval from God rather than other people.”

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“Jesus never concealed the fact that his religion included a demand as well as an offer. Indeed, the demand was as total as the…

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