John G. Lake Born : March 18, 1870 Died : September 16, 1935 Browse All Authors Top 46 quotes by John G. Lake When a Christian tries to live by reason he is moving out of God’s country into the enemy’s land. We belong in the miraculous and the supernatural realm. John G. Lake christian country moving When I saw for the first time by the Word of God that sickness was not the Will of God, everything in my nature rose up to defeat the will of the devil. John G. Lake saws devil rose The great majority of the Christian world is still weeping at the foot of the cross. The consciousness of man is fixed on the Christ Who died, not the Christ Who LIVES. They are looking back to the Redeemer Who was, not the redeemer who IS. John G. Lake christian feet men Beloved, it is not our long prayers but our believing God that gets the answer. John G. Lake prayer long believe In those early centuries of Christianity, John G. Lake triumph devil darkness Jesus did not heal the sick in order to coax them to be Christians. He healed because it was His nature to heal. John G. Lake christian order jesus Men tell us in these days that sin is what you think it is. Well, it is not. Sin is what God thinks it is. You may think according to your own conscience. God thinks according to His. John G. Lake may men thinking We cannot exercise our faith beyond what we believe to be possible. John G. Lake faith exercise believe In Christ we become God's sons, man's servants and the devil's masters. John G. Lake devil men son Fear of the devil is nonsense. Fear of demons is foolish. The Spirit of God anointing the Christian heart makes the soul impregnable to the powers of darkness. John G. Lake soul christian heart Beloved, if any unholiness exists in the nature, it is not there by the consent of the Spirit of God. If unholiness is in your life it is because your soul is giving consent to it, and you are retaining it. Let it go. Cast it out and let God have His way in your life. John G. Lake soul letting-go giving The secret of Christianity is in being. It is in being a possessor of the nature of Jesus Christ. John G. Lake christianity secret jesus We are awakening to that marvelous truth, that Christ is not in the heavens only, nor the atmosphere only, but Christ is in you. John G. Lake atmosphere awakening heaven Healing is not always obtained by saying a prayer. It is obtained by obeying God John G. Lake obeying-god prayer healing There is a mighty lot of difference between saying prayers and praying. John G. Lake differences praying prayer For the sake of a dying, suffering world count the cost, pay the price and set the captives free John G. Lake pay-the-price dying suffering Do you know what prayer is? It is not begging God for this and that. The first thing we have to do is to get you beggars to quit begging until a little faith moves in your souls. John G. Lake soul prayer moving A mans life will be of the character of his thought. His outward life will be as the inner impulse is. John G. Lake impulse character It became easy for me to detach myself from the course of life, so that while my hands and mind were engaged in the common affairs of every day, my spirit maintained its attitude of communion with God. John G. Lake mind attitude hands There is a baptism that belongs to Jesus. It is in His supreme control. No angel or man can bestow it. It comes from Him alone. He it is which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. So the individual who wants the Holy Spirit must come into definite, conscious contact with Jesus Christ Himself. John G. Lake angel men jesus
