Christ Quote by John Calvin

Those that abide in Christ as their heart's desire shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire.

— Matthew Henry

“To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only him who goes before and no…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Think it not enough, that you can bear the denial of sinful desires; but presently destroy the desires themselves. For if you let alone…

— Richard Baxter

Whoever reads the gospel with a single eye, and sincere intentions, will find, that our blessed Lord took all opportunities of reminding his disciples…

— George Whitefield

“be to the glory of God, in full surrender to His will, in full assurance of faith, in the name of Jesus, and with…

— Andrew Murray

The first duty of a Christian, of a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ, is to deny himself. To deny oneself means to give…

— Innocent of Alaska

The promise of pleasures so alluring that we may devote our lives to their pursuit, and then the haunting realization that these pleasures ultimately…

— Philip Yancey

“We are to give up all our sins, big or small, for the Father’s reward of eternal life. We are to forget self-justifying stories,…

— Robert C. Gay

The very act of faith by which we receive Christ is an act of the utter renunciation of self, and all its works, as…

— Mark Hopkins

The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me

— Orson Pratt

Without the renewed mind, we will distort the Scriptures to avoid their radical commands for self-denial, and love, and purity, and supreme satisfaction in…

— John Piper

Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ's strongest disciples.

— Selwyn Hughes