"If repentance is neglected for an instant, one……" — Saint John Chrysostom
"If repentance is neglected for an instant, one can lose the power of the Resurrection as he lives with the weakness of tepidity and the potential of his fall."
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Saint John Chrysostom
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122 Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom
Saint John Chrysostom has 122 quotes on this site.
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A comprehended god is no god.
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The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
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Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason,…
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The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to…
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Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a…
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We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him,…
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Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of…
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It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
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What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with…
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Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection…
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If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
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No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits…
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I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of…
— Donald Cargill
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Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.
— J C Ryle
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Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto…
— J C Ryle
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You can blame circumstances, but backsliding always begins in the heart.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and…
— John Calvin
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However advanced a man may be in piety or age; he is still in danger of falling.
— Charles Simeon
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Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you.
— Ellen G. White
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What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect…
— J C Ryle
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Never mind these failures, these little backslidings; hold the ideal a thousand times, and if you fail a thousand times,…
— Swami Vivekananda
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A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of…
— Billy Sunday
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Jesus said: I am the way, Follow me, I am the truth, Believe in me, I am the life, Live…
— Justin Lee Riner
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