“The gift of singleness is more a vocation than an empowerment, although to be sure God is faithful in supporting those He… — John R.W. Stott God is faithful Copy Share Image
“The New Testament uses five main Greek words for sin, which together portray its various aspects, both passive and active. The commonest… — John R.W. Stott Goals Copy Share Image
“So then, according to Jesus, the ‘evils’ which we think, say and do are not due primarily to our environment, nor are… — John R.W. Stott Bad example Copy Share Image
“What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my… — John R.W. Stott Faith Copy Share Image
“Thomas Cranmer in his ‘Homily of Salvation’ explained that three things had to go together in our justification: on God’s part ‘his… — John R.W. Stott Compassion Copy Share Image
“We “receive the Spirit,” he insisted, not because of any good works of obedience that we may have done, but “by hearing… — John R.W. Stott Faith Copy Share Image
“Nowadays the really great mind is thought to be both broad and open – broad enough to absorb every fresh idea which… — John R.W. Stott Psychology Copy Share Image
“The power to save lies in the one who is gazed upon, not the one who does the looking.” — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
“There is much shallowness and levity among us. Prophets and psalmists would probably say of us that ‘there is no fear of… — John R.W. Stott Fear Copy Share Image
“To say that somebody ‘is not responsible for his actions’ is to demean him or her as a human being. It is… — John R.W. Stott Faith in jesus Copy Share Image
“It is that the promise of the “gift” or “baptism” of the Spirit is to as many as the Lord our God… — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
“We state and commend the faith only in so far as we go out and put ourselves inside the doubts of the… — John R.W. Stott Doubt Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it is a deep-seated reluctance to face up to the gravity of sin which has led to its omission from the… — John R.W. Stott Human condition Copy Share Image
“To love the glory of God more than our own glory is also to seek approval from God rather than other people.” — John R.W. Stott Glory of god Copy Share Image
“Jesus never concealed the fact that his religion included a demand as well as an offer. Indeed, the demand was as total… — John R.W. Stott Cheap grace Copy Share Image
“But when the teaching of the Bible is plain, then continuing to maintain an open mind is a sign not of maturity,… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“So then, the unbelief of Israel, which in Romans 9 is attributed to God’s purpose of election, in Romans 10 is attributed… — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
“The Christian message has a moral challenge. If the message is true, the moral challenge has to be accepted. So God is… — John R.W. Stott Challenge Copy Share Image
“The forgiveness of God is a gift to be received, not a reward to be merited.” — John R.W. Stott Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“In the light of all this biblical testimony it seems to me clear that the “baptism” of the Spirit is the same… — John R.W. Stott Christianity Copy Share Image
“It is now time for us to ask the personal question put to Jesus Christ by Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“Third, this revelation of the purpose of God in Scripture should be sought primarily in its didactic rather than its descriptive parts.… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“First, our common desire and duty as Christians must be to enter into the full purpose of God for us.” — John R.W. Stott Christianity Copy Share Image
“Christ’s fourth indirect claim was to judge the world. This is perhaps the most fantastic of all his statements. Several of his… — John R.W. Stott Christ Copy Share Image
