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# Sinclair B. Ferguson

Author

 **119** quotes in **528** categories

Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others—Ferguson stresses that belief isn’t measured by strength alone. He reminds readers that true contentment is a grace we often overlook. He also says that when God is at the center, worship naturally follows.

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Sinclair B. Ferguson is an author, best known for *Baptism*.

## Quick Facts About Sinclair B. Ferguson

Profession Author

Notable works Baptism

## About Sinclair B. Ferguson

He has been the Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology there since 2017, commuting from Scotland where he previously served as an assistant minister at St. Peter’s Free Church in Dundee. He is also a preaching associate at Trinity Church in Aberdeen.

##  Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson

> [The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-determining-factor-of-my-existence-is-no-longer-my-past/)

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[Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/)

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> [The true church is too different for the world to tolerate it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-true-church-is-too-different-for-the-world-to-tolerate-it/)

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[Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/)

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> [We can never reflect too much on God's grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/we-can-never-reflect-too-much-on-god-s-grace/)

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[God grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-grace/)

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> [Contentment is an undervalued grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/contentment-is-an-undervalued-grace/)

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[Contentment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contentment/)

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> [God can be trusted even when he cannot be seen or understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/god-can-be-trusted-even-when-he-cannot-be-seen-or-understood/)

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[God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/)

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> [Secular humanism debases the human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/secular-humanism-debases-the-human/)

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[Humanism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humanism/)

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> [No one can will the will to will what it will not will!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/no-one-can-will-the-will-to-will-what-it-will-not-will/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/where-god-is-at-the-center-of-things-worship-inevitably-follows/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [The problem is not in the clarity of the revelation. The problem is in the darkness of the human mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-problem-is-not-in-the-clarity-of-the-revelation-the-problem-is-in/)

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[Clarity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clarity/)

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> [We discover the will of God by a sensitive application of Scripture to our own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/we-discover-the-will-of-god-by-a-sensitive-application-of-scripture/)

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[Application](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/application/)

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> [Most Christians have more Bibles than they know what to do with, but have little understanding of what is in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/most-christians-have-more-bibles-than-they-know-what-to-do-with-but/)

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[Bibles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bibles/)

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> [Without the spirit of the Lord Jesus, we will look upon 'the least of these' simply as the least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/without-the-spirit-of-the-lord-jesus-we-will-look-upon-the-least-of/)

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[Jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jesus/)

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> [Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/worship-is-not-something-we-work-up-it-is-something-that-comes-down/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [Until we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we will never come to discover that it can be forgiven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/until-we-acknowledge-our-sin-and-guilt-we-will-never-come-to-discover/)

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[Acknowledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acknowledge/)

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> [The real test that I believe that God is love is that tragedies don't separate me from the conviction that God is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-real-test-that-i-believe-that-god-is-love-is-that-tragedies-don-t/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity - you are in Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/you-must-know-rest-in-think-through-and-act-upon-your-new-identity/)

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[Amnesia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amnesia/)

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> [Don't tell me that you have a Reformed Church in the tradition of Calvin until you have the preaching of the Word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/don-t-tell-me-that-you-have-a-reformed-church-in-the-tradition-of/)

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[Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/)

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> [“...we are always entertaining the delusion that we will go on forever in this world. The result is that the very things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/we-are-always-entertaining-the-delusion-that-we-will-go-on-forever-in/)

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[Delusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/delusion/)

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> [The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-notion-that-we-are-children-of-god-his-own-sons-and-daughters/)

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[Adopted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adopted/)

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> [The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional ("I feel full of worship" or "The atmosphere is so worshipful"). Actually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-foundation-of-worship-in-the-heart-is-not-emotional-i-feel-full/)

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[Atmosphere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atmosphere/)

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> [God is God; you are but one of His creatures. Your only joy is to be found in obeying Him, your true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/god-is-god-you-are-but-one-of-his-creatures-your-only-joy-is-to-be/)

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[Creatures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creatures/)

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> [Our thinking about who we are as Christians should not begin with what we can discover about ourselves by self-analysis. Rather, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/our-thinking-about-who-we-are-as-christians-should-not-begin-with/)

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[Analysis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analysis/)

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> [God made everything else but man "after its kind"' - that is, according to the purpose and destiny he envisaged for it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/god-made-everything-else-but-man-after-its-kind-that-is-according-to/)

[Sinclair B. Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinclair-b-ferguson/)

[Destiny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/)

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> [“Here are wonders upon wonders: the Strong One is weak; the Infinite One lies in a manger; the Prince of Life dies;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/here-are-wonders-upon-wonders-the-strong-one-is-weak-the-infinite-one/)

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[Wonders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wonders/)

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> [“The work of atonement took place in the presence of the God of heaven. Indeed, it involved a transaction within the fellowship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-work-of-atonement-took-place-in-the-presence-of-the-god-of-heaven/)

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[Atonement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atonement/)

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> [“When the benefits are seen as abstractable from the Benefactor the issue becomes: 1) For the preacher: “How can I offer these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/when-the-benefits-are-seen-as-abstractable-from-the-benefactor-the/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/god-s-guidance-will-require-patience-on-our-part-his-leading-is-not/)

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[Assurance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assurance/)

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> [“The ongoing function of God’s law is not to serve as a standard to be met for justification but as a guide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-ongoing-function-of-god-s-law-is-not-to-serve-as-a-standard-to-be/)

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[Christian living](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/)

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> [“God’s covenant is his sovereign, freely bestowed, unconditional promise: “I will be your God,” which carries with it a multidimensional implication: therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/god-s-covenant-is-his-sovereign-freely-bestowed-unconditional-promise/)

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[Covenant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/covenant/)

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> [When the New Testament speaks about the fullness of grace which we find in Christ, it does not mean only forgiveness, pardon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/when-the-new-testament-speaks-about-the-fullness-of-grace-which-we/)

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[Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/)

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> [I've often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/i-ve-often-reflected-on-the-rather-obvious-thought-that-when-his/)

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[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

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> [“The Marrow Controversy raised a major question about how the gospel is to be preached. But the answer to that question depends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-marrow-controversy-raised-a-major-question-about-how-the-gospel/)

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[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

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> [“Can you take in what you have overheard in the High Priestly Prayer of John 17? It is like a light momentarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/can-you-take-in-what-you-have-overheard-in-the-high-priestly-prayer/)

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[Kept God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kept-god-924761/)

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> [“The knowledge of our union with Christ...gives us confidence in prayer. It was when Jesus had begun to expound the closeness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-knowledge-of-our-union-with-christ-gives-us-confidence-in-prayer/)

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[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

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> [“Underline this thought: assurance, peace, access to God, knowledge that He is our Father, and strength to overcome temptation all depend on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/underline-this-thought-assurance-peace-access-to-god-knowledge-that/)

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[Christian life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-life/)

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> [“The genius of the divine way of salvation by faith is that in it we are personally, actively united to Jesus Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-genius-of-the-divine-way-of-salvation-by-faith-is-that-in-it-we/)

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[Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/)

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> [“Matthew 22:4 (“Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast”), he addresses the issue of “those to whom the offer is made”:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/matthew-22-4-everything-is-ready-come-to-the-wedding-feast-he/)

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[Lord jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lord-jesus/)

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> [Every day we need our gaze redirected from ourselves to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/every-day-we-need-our-gaze-redirected-from-ourselves-to-god/)

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[Every day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/)

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> [When man became the measure of all things what was lost was man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/when-man-became-the-measure-of-all-things-what-was-lost-was-man/)

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[All things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-things/)

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> [The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-fear-of-the-lord-tends-to-take-away-all-other-fears-this-is-the/)

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[Boldness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boldness/)

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## Sinclair B. Ferguson by topic

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                        "text": "“Matthew 22:4 (“Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast”), he addresses the issue of “those to whom the offer is made”: It is not one or two, or some few that are called, not the great only, nor the small only, not the holy only, nor the profane only, but ye are all bidden; the call comes to all and every one of you in particular, poor and rich, high and low, holy and profane. Then Durham continues: We make this offer to all of you, to you who are Atheists, to you that are Graceless, to you that are Ignorant, to you that are Hypocrites, to you that are Lazy and Lukewarm, to the civil and to the profane, we pray, we beseech, we obtest you all to come to the wedding; Call (saith the Lord) the blind, the maimed, the halt, &c and bid them all come, yea, compel them to come in. Grace can do more and greater wonders than to call such; it can not only make the offer of marriage to them, but it can make up the match effectually betwixt Christ and them. We will not, we dare not say, that all of you will get Christ for a Husband; but we do most really offer him to you all, and it shall be your own fault if ye want him and go without him. And therefore, before we proceed any further, we do solemnly protest, and before God and his Son Jesus Christ, take instruments this day, that this offer is made to you and that it is told to you in his name, that the Lord Jesus is willing to match with you, even the profanest and most graceless of you, if ye be willing to match with him, and he earnestly invites you to come to the wedding.28”",
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