Avarice Quote by Ouida

“if any one shall endeavour to offer a sacrifice merely to outward appearance, unexceptionably, in due order, and according to appointment, while in his…

— The Church Fathers

“Let true Christians then, with becoming earnestness, strive in all things to recommend their profession, and to put to silence the vain scoffs of…

— William Wilberforce

“If it were not for the Church of Christ there would be nothing to restrain the criminal from evil-doing, no real chastisement for it…

— Anton Chekhov

“It is just the same with the so-called criminals living in our midst. To bring these people under the sway of Christianity there is…

— Leo Tolstoy

Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character.

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

One of the many burdens of the person professing Christianity has always been the odium likely to be heaped upon him by fellow Christians…

— Russell Baker

The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now…

— William Gurnall

Christ comes with kingly power, to rescue sinners, as a prey from the mouth of the terrible one.

— John Flavel

The real security of Christianity is to be found in its benevolent morality, in its exquisite adaptation to the human heart, in the facility…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

“The flesh would fain be indulged upon the account of grace: and every word that is spoken of mercy, it stands ready to catch…

— John Owen

In the maxims of the law, God is seen as the rewarder of perfect righteousness and the avenger of sin. But in Christ, His…

— John Calvin

“They must have His grace, the Spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot resist evil. Jesus loves to have us come…

— Ellen G. White