"Our calling is not primarily to be holy……" — Charles Simeon
"Our calling is not primarily to be holy women, but to work for God and for others with Him."
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Charles Simeon
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16 Quotes by Charles Simeon
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Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him…
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The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever…
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Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat…
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If you have indeed been so highly distinguished, should you not ‘live no longer to yourselves, but altogether unto Him…
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We shall do well ever to remember, that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory, that is to inform the…
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Learn, brethren, before it be too late, that ‘without Christ you can do nothing:’ that ‘all your fresh springs are…
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However advanced a man may be in piety or age; he is still in danger of falling.
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You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how…
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Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as…
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I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.
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No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.
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With this sweet hope of ultimate acceptance with God, I have always enjoyed much cheerfulness before men; but I have…
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