“The power to save lies in the one who is gazed upon, not the one who does the looking.” — John R.W. Stott Looking 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
“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 Abraham 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
“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
“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 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 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
“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
“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
“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 we seek for ourselves, and what we teach to others, must be governed by the Scripture alone. Only when the Word… — John R.W. Stott Scripture 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 Unbelief 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“So here, too, we see the need for a deeper work of the Holy Spirit, since he is the author of unity,… — John R.W. Stott Books Copy Share Image
“We need to emphasize that what the Spirit speaks he speaks through what has already been spoken, and that what the Spirit… — John R.W. Stott Spirit Speaks Copy Share Image
“Second, we are to discover this purpose of God in Scripture. The will of God for the people is in the Word… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“Jesus Christ, we believe, is the fulfilment of every truly human aspiration. To find him is to find ourselves.” — John R.W. Stott Believe Copy Share Image
“When sinners repent and believe, Jesus not only takes away their sins but also baptizes them with his Spirit.” — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
“There is no value in the reading of Scripture for its own sake, but only if it effectively introduces us to Jesus… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“Jesus evidently thought that human beings still retained a residue of their former glory.” — John R.W. Stott Jesus Copy Share Image
“To be “in the Spirit” (which in Pauline language is the same as to be “in Christ”), to “have” the Spirit, to… — John R.W. Stott Christianity Copy Share Image
“P. T. Forsyth’s book Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind. These are its opening words: ‘It is, perhaps, an overbold beginning, but… — John R.W. Stott Books Copy Share Image
“The teachers of the law not only attempted to extend the law’s permissions; they also tried to restrict the law’s uncomfortable commands.… — John R.W. Stott Extend Law Copy Share Image
“He taught consistently, as we have seen, that the Spirit is given to believers; so how could he have asked his questions… — John R.W. Stott Christian life Copy Share Image
“The astonishing paradox of Christ's teaching and of Christian experience is this: if we lose ourselves in following Christ, we actually find… — John R.W. Stott Christianity Copy Share Image
“Many people visualize a God who sits comfortably on a distant throne, remote, aloof, uninterested, and indifferent to the needs of mortals,… — John R.W. Stott Bible Copy Share Image
“Even the excruciating pain could not silence his repeated entreaties: ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’… — John R.W. Stott Crucified Copy Share Image
