Richard Wurmbrand Born : March 24, 1909 Died : February 17, 2001 Browse All Authors Top 49 quotes by Richard Wurmbrand I had prepared myself for prison and torture as a soldier in peacetime prepares for the hardships of war. I had studied the lives of Christians who had faced similar pains and temptations to surrender and thought how I might adapt their experiences. Many who had not so prepared themselves were crushed by suffering, or deluded into saying what they should not. Richard Wurmbrand pain christian war The human heart by nature seeks after God. There is a spiritual vacuum in every man until it is filled by Christ. Richard Wurmbrand spiritual heart men If a Christian really believed that his neighbor will be tortured in all eternity in Hell, he should try day and night to persuade him to repent and believe. How sad that this doesn't happen. Richard Wurmbrand christian night believe We must win rulers; political, economic, scientific, artistic personalities. They are the engineers of souls. They mold the souls of men. Winning them, you win the people they lead and influence. Richard Wurmbrand christian winning men We cannot always judge man for only one part of his attitude. If we did so, we would be like the Pharisees in whose eyes Jesus was seen as bad, because He did not respect their rules about the Sabbath. They closed their eyes entirely to what would have lovable in Jesus, even in their sight. Richard Wurmbrand eye attitude jesus Jesus said, "Teach all nations." He never said that we need governmental permission to evangelize. Faithfulness to God and the Great Commission compels us to reach beyond borders to people in restricted nations. Richard Wurmbrand borders people jesus Our conscience illuminated by the Holy Spirit as we search the Scriptures will show us in every circumstance the right way. Richard Wurmbrand scripture spirit way It was in prison that we found the hope of salvation for the Communists. It was there that we developed a sense of responsibility toward them. It was in being tortured by them that we learned to love them. Richard Wurmbrand communist prison responsibility We should never stop at having won a soul for Christ. By this, we have done only half the work. Every soul won for Christ must be made to be a soul-winner. Richard Wurmbrand done half soul God is the Truth. The Bible is the truth about the Truth. Theology is the truth about the truth about the Truth. Richard Wurmbrand theology We are weak little Davids. But we are stronger than the Goliath of atheism, because God is on our side. The truth belongs to us. Richard Wurmbrand stronger atheism littles The living Jesus will give you joy amid tribulation. Richard Wurmbrand joy giving jesus Let us be on the side of those who sit in jails and are sentenced to death for their faith. Let us pray for them and help them. Richard Wurmbrand jail sides helping But every point of view is a point of blindness: it incapacitates us for every other point of view. From a certain point of view, the room in which I write has no door. I turn around. Now I see the door, but the room has no window. I look up. From this point of view, the room has no floor. I look down; it has no ceiling. By avoiding particular points of view we are able to have an intuition of the whole. The ideal for a Christian is to become holy, a word which derives from “whole. Richard Wurmbrand christian writing doors I have decided to denounce communism, though I love the Communists. I don't find it to be right to preach the gospel without denouncing communism. Richard Wurmbrand communist decided communism Some tell me Preach the pure gospel! This reminds me that the Communist secret police also told me to preach Christ, but not to mention communism. Is it really so, that those who are for what is called a pure gospel are inspired by the same spirit as those of the Communist secret police? Richard Wurmbrand police spirit secret As communist atheists allowed no place for Jesus in their hearts, I decided I'd leave not the smallest place for satan in mine. Richard Wurmbrand atheist heart jesus When Christians in free countries win a soul for Christ, the new believer may become a member of a quietly living church. But when those in captive nations win someone, we know that he may have to go to prison and that his children may become orphans. The joy of having brought someone to Christ is always mixed with this feeling that there is a price that must be paid. Richard Wurmbrand winning country children If the heart is cleansed by the love of Jesus Christ, and if the heart loves Him, one can resist all tortures. What would a loving bride not do for a loving bridegroom? ...God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love. The Christians who suffered for their faith in prisons could love. I am a witness that they could love God and men. Richard Wurmbrand christian heart jesus In the homes of many Western Christians, hours are sometimes spent listening to worldly music. In our homes loud music can also be heard, but it is only to cover the talk about the gospel and the underground work so that neighbors may not overhear it and inform the secret police. How underground Christians rejoice on those rare occasions when they meet a serious Christian from the West! Richard Wurmbrand police christian home