I now understand more of our calling. The weakest instruments are chosen to do the greatest works so that the glory might go to God. Paul Washer More Quotes by Paul Washer More Quotes From Paul Washer It’s not comparing yourself with others who call themselves Christians. Compare yourself to the Scripture. Paul Washer compare scripture christian The church is in trouble-that's what they say anyways. The problem is most of what they call the church is not the church, and the church is not quite as in trouble as everybody thinks. As a matter of fact, the church today is absolutely beautiful-she's glorious, she's humble, she's broken, and she's confessing her sin. The problem is what everybody's calling the church today isn't the church. Basically, by and large, what's called the church today is nothing more than a bunch of unconverted church people with unconverted pastors. Paul Washer humble beautiful thinking You mark my words, and it won’t be long ... when persecution begins in this country [USA], and it strips everything from you, and most of the evangelical church goes totally apostate, and little groups are left to be berated, THEN you will see that Christ is enough. Paul Washer usa long country A true Christian will be sensitive to the sin in their life and it will lead them to brokenness and genuine confession, but the person who says they are a Christian and are not sensitive to sin, it does not lead them to confession, a person who is that way is not a Christian. Paul Washer christian doe way God saved you for Himself; God saved you by Himself; God saved you from Himself. Paul Washer saved Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation. Paul Washer giving-up fighting fall If you want to follow Jesus because He'll fix your marriage, if you want to follow Jesus because He'll give you a better life, that's idolatry. Follow Christ for the sake of Christ; He is worthy! Paul Washer want giving jesus The MORE you Trust in the Arm of the FLESH, the LESS you're going to see of the POWER of GOD. Paul Washer power-of-god arms flesh Holiness is not merely a feeling, state of mind, or good intention. It involves practical separation from sin and real separation unto God. Paul Washer real mind feelings We cannot convince a man to believe any more than we can raise the dead. Such things are the work of God's Spirit. Men are brought to faith only through the supernatural working of God, and He has promised to work-not through human wisdom or intellectual expertise, but through the preaching of Christ crucified and resurrected from the dead! Paul Washer intellectual men believe Instead of telling them God has a wonderful plan for their life - tell them who God is. Paul Washer who-god-is salvation wonderful To receive the gospel is to receive an entirely different view of reality where Christ is the epicenter of all things. He becomes the center of our universe, the source, the purpose, the goal, and the motivation of all that we are and do. When a man receives the gospel, his entire life begins to be lived out in a different context, and that context is Christ. Paul Washer motivation men reality You say, 'Well, I love secular music.' Let me just share something with you: I don't care. I'm not going to go there; this is what I'm going to tell you: It doesn't matter to me whether it's secular or Christian. My question is, what's being said in those words? Because if what's being said in those words contradicts the will of God, you're violating His will, and you're loving it. Paul Washer secular-music care christian We must not adopt the world's view and then tweak it to make it Christian. We must draw a line in the sand and stand firm in the radical teachings of Christ and His gospel. We must preach the truth and be the examples of the truth we preach. Paul Washer teaching christian views The Lord continues to empty us in order to teach us to lay aside all self-reliance, that we may cling to Christ alone. Paul Washer self may order Can you honestly tell me that your great desire is to be holy? Can you honestly tell me your great desire is to not be like the world, but to be like Jesus Christ? Because if you cannot, you should be afraid. Those who love the world do not have the love of the Father (1 John 2:15). Paul Washer desire father jesus Persecution has never hurt the church ... only prosperity. Paul Washer prosperity church hurt A Christian is not somebody who stays away from all the wicked things he loves and clings to all the righteous things he hates so that he can go to heaven. The fear of the Christian is not going to hell. The fear of the Christian is being separated from Christ. Paul Washer hate christian heaven The greatest heresy in the American Evangelical and Protestant church is that if you pray and ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart, He will definitely come in! Paul Washer church heart jesus Men, your primary responsibility in your home, after your wife, is you to disciple your own children. And if you don't do it, you're in sin; you are in sin. And if you turn it over to a Sunday school teacher, you are in sin. And you are to be teaching these children more than just stories about animals that went into Noah's ark. You're to be teaching them about God, about radical depravity, about blood atonement, about propitiation, expiation, justification, sanctification; you are to teach your children! Paul Washer teaching teacher children