Religion Quote by E.M. Bounds
““This transference of strength from God to the world, this rejection of the Holy Spirit’s endowment of might and power, must be recognized as yielding to Satan. The church, more and more, is inclined not only to disregard, but also to despise, the elements of spiritual strength and to set them aside for more impressive, worldly ideas.””
![“It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. [These are shocking words.] It ought not to be one of the forces influencing this or that state. The Church ought to be, if you will, just as powerless as God himself, which does not coerce…” quote by Anthony of Sourozh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef9/anthony-of-sourozh-50914_characteristics_it-seems-to-me-and-i-am-personally-convi_1558955.jpg)
![“What a study in importunity, in earnestness, in persistence, promoted and propelled under conditions which would have disheartened any but a heroic, constant soul. [Jesus] teaches that an answer to prayer is conditional upon the amount of faith that goes to the petition. To test this, He delays…” quote by E.M. Bounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66b/e-m-bounds-15811_education_what-a-study-in-importunity-in-earnestne_652622.jpg)
