Sinners Repentance Quotes by Washington Gladden

But what an mortal man do to secure his own salvation?" Mortal man can do just what God bids him do. Be can repent…

— Washington Gladden

Slander, in the strict meaning of the term, comes under the head of lying; but it is a kind of lying which, like its…

— Washington Gladden

It is by speech that many of our best gains are made. A large part of the good we receive comes to us in…

— Washington Gladden

If you were good enough, there would be no need of confessing Christ at all. It is just because you are not good enough,…

— Washington Gladden

You are not so good a Christian when you are neglecting a plain duty as when you are performing it. And joining the church…

— Washington Gladden

Christian discipleship does not involve the abandonment of any innocent enjoyment. Any diversion or amusement which we can use so as to receive pleasure…

— Washington Gladden

Every one of us may know what is the ruling purpose of his life; and he who knows that his ruling purpose is to…

— Washington Gladden

The substance of all realities is in this religion of Jesus Christ; but it can be real only to those who will do His…

— Washington Gladden

Will you tell Him frankly, that you cannot carry your load, and that you need help? Will you suffer Him to help you in…

— Washington Gladden

It is better to say, "This one thing I do" than to say, "These forty things I dabble in."

— Washington Gladden

When any duty is to be done, it is fortunate for you if you feel like doing it; but, if you do not feel…

— Washington Gladden

Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.

— Washington Gladden

“In the bitter waves of woe, Beaten and tossed about By the sullen winds that blow From the desolate shores of doubt,­­ When the anchors that faith had cast Are dragging in the gale, I am quietly holding fast To the things that cannot fail: In the darkest night of the year, When the stars have all gone out,  That courage is better than fear,  That faith is truer than doubt; And fierce though the fiends may fight,  And long though the angels hide, I know that Truth and Right Have the universe on their side; And somewhere, beyond the stars, Is a Love that is better than fate; When the night unlocks her bars I shall see Him, and I will wait”

— Washington Gladden

No, there are no long stages of preparation through which you must pass; all things are now ready; there is nothing to hinder you…

— Washington Gladden