If you have nothing of the spirit of prayer, nothing of the love of the brotherhood, nothing of mortifying the spirit of the world, nothing of growth in grace, of cordial, habitual, persevering obedience to the Divine commands, how can… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
This is the spirit of prayer--sincere, humble, believing, submissive. Other prayer than this the Bible does not require--God will not accept. — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The man who is satisfied, because he thinks he is safe, who feels that he has religion enough, because he thinks he has enough… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
If you have nothing of the spirit of prayer, nothing of the love of the brotherhood, nothing of mortifying the spirit of the world,… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
Faith in Christ is not an exercise of the understanding merely; it is an affection of the heart. "With the heart man believeth." To… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
The gospel breathes the spirit of love. Love is the fulfilling of its precepts, the pledge of its joys, and the evidence of its… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
There is one grace you cannot counterfeit . . . the grace of perseverance. — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
“The children of God do sin; they sin knowingly; they sin voluntarily; but they do not sin habitually.” — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
Serve God, and God will take care of you. Submit to His will, trust in His grace, and resign yourself into His hands with… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
The evidence of our acceptance in the Beloved rises in proportion to our love, to our repentance, to our humility, to our faith, to… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
The essential difference between that knowledge which is, and that which is not conclusive evidence of Christian character, lies in this: the object of… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
This is the spirit of prayer--sincere, humble, believing, submissive. Other prayer than this the Bible does not require--God will not accept. — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
It is one thing to mourn for sin because it exposes us to hell, and another to mourn for it because it is an… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
The highest point of Christian experience is to press forward. It is a distinguishing trait in the character of every good man that he… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
The act of the soul, in surrendering itself into the hands of Christ, forms a connecting bond between Him as the Vine and the… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Keep near to the fountain-head and with joy shall ye draw water out… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
Faith from, its essential nature implies the fallen state of man, while it recognizes the principles of the covenant of grace. It is itself… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share
