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title: "1 Thing Faith Quotes By L. E. Maxwell"
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> [“If only the Saviour had asked me to do something else! But that something else would not have reached your heart. You could have done that other thing without faith and without grace; yes, without even being right with God.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/if-only-the-saviour-had-asked-me-to-do-something-else-but-that/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

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## More by L. E. Maxwell

> [We must be reduced again and again to the limit of all resolution and resources and be compelled to feel the need of Another's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/we-must-be-reduced-again-and-again-to-the-limit-of-all-resolution-and/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [“To be self-centered is to be self-destroyed…The preservation of self is the surest path to self-destruction (Crowded to Christ, p. 128).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/to-be-self-centered-is-to-be-self-destroyed-the-preservation-of-self/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [“When the Lord Jesus dealt with souls, His method was adapted to the need of the individual. However, it is remarkable that almost invariably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/when-the-lord-jesus-dealt-with-souls-his-method-was-adapted-to-the/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [“If only the Saviour had asked me to do something else! But that something else would not have reached your heart. You could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/if-only-the-saviour-had-asked-me-to-do-something-else-but-that/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. (Terullian) When she ceases to bleed, she ceases to bless. She can thrive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/the-blood-of-the-martyrs-is-the-seed-of-the-church-terullian-when-she/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [Every strong conviction ends by taking possession of us; it overcomes and absorbs us, and tears us ruthlessly from everything else. Has the Cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/every-strong-conviction-ends-by-taking-possession-of-us-it-overcomes/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [“Have you ever had God lay hold of you in the wee hours and reduce you until you had ‘Nothing left to do but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/have-you-ever-had-god-lay-hold-of-you-in-the-wee-hours-and-reduce-you/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [Christ did not come to straighten out the natural, but to "CROSS" it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/christ-did-not-come-to-straighten-out-the-natural-but-to-cross-it-out/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [As soon as the Cross ceases to be to us, first of all, the place of utmost shame and contempt, we make the Cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/as-soon-as-the-cross-ceases-to-be-to-us-first-of-all-the-place-of/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [He who does not welcome the Cross does not welcome God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/he-who-does-not-welcome-the-cross-does-not-welcome-god/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

> [If, through the years, the Cross in the life of the believer had been adhered to as strenuously as the Cross for salvation, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-e-maxwell/if-through-the-years-the-cross-in-the-life-of-the-believer-had-been/)

[L. E. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-e-maxwell/)

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