"We have adopted the convenient theory that the……" — Leonard Ravenhill
"We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a Book to be explained, whereas first and foremost it is a Book to be believed (and after that to be obeyed.)"
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215 Quotes by Leonard Ravenhill
Leonard Ravenhill has 215 quotes on this site.
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Maturity comes from obedience, not necessarily from age.
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The Holy Book of the living God suffers more from its exponents today than from its opponents.
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One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then…
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Nobody stood by Jesus. Maybe nobody will stand by you. It's a lonely life, but it's a glorious life.
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Jesus did not come into the world to make bad men good. He came into the world to make dead…
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This much is sure in all churches, forgetting party labels; the smallest meeting numerically is the prayer-meeting. If weak in…
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A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul…
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Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray!…
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No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are…
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To be much for God, we must be much with God. Jesus, that lone figure in the wilderness, knew strong…
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No man - I don't care how colossal his intellect - No man is greater than his prayer life.
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Let the fires go out in the boiler room of the church and the place will still look smart and…
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