It is impossible to pray for someone without loving him, and impossible to go on praying for him without discovering that our love for him grows and matures. John Stott More Quotes by John Stott More Quotes From John Stott The good news is the gospel of God, about Christ, according to Scripture, for the nations, unto the obedience of faith, and for the sake of the Name. John Stott scripture sake names We cannot be content with an evangelism which does not lead to the drawing of converts into the church, nor with a church order whose principle of cohesion is a superficial social camaraderie instead of a spiritual fellowship with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. John Stott spiritual father jesus God condemned sin in Christ, so that holiness might appear in us. John Stott holiness sin might A deaf church is a dead church: that is an unalterable principle. John Stott deaf church principles So, because in no other person but Jesus of Nazareth did God first become human (in his birth), then bear our sins (in his death), then conquer death (in his resurrection) and then enter his people (by his Spirit), he is uniquely able to save sinners. Nobody else has his qualifications. John Stott able people jesus Biblical righteousness is more than a private and personal affair; it includes social righteousness as well....Thus Christians are committed to hunger for righteousness in the whole human community as something pleasing to a righteous God. John Stott biblical community christian If God speaks to us about himself and his own glorious greatness, we respond by humbling ourselves before him in worship... If He speaks to us about His commandments, we determine to obey them. John Stott greatness speak worship I have never been able to conjure up (as some great Evangelical missionaries have) the appalling vision of the millions who are not only perishing but will inevitably perish. On the other hand... I am not and cannot be a universalist. Between these extremes I cherish and hope the majority of the human race will be be saved. And I have a solid biblical basis for this belief. John Stott biblical race hands Ambitions for self may be quite modest. . . . Ambitions for God, however, if they are to be worthy, can never be modest. There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God. How can we ever be content that he should acquire just a little more honour in the world? No. Once we are clear that God is King, then we long to see him crowned with glory and honour, and accorded his true place, which is the supreme place. We become ambitious for the spread of his kingdom and righteousness everywhere. John Stott ambition kings self There is no biblical Christianity without the cross at its center. John Stott biblical crosses christianity The other gods were strong; but thou wast weak; they rode, but thou didst stumble to a throne; But to our wounds only God's wounds can speak, And not a god has wounds, but thou alone. John Stott thrones strong speak God continues to speak through what He has spoken. John Stott speak Theology is a serious quest for the true knowledge of God, undertaken in response to His self-revelation, illumined by Christian tradition, manifesting a rational inner coherence, issuing in ethical conduct, resonating with the contemporary world and concerned for the greater glory of God. John Stott self christian world The meaning of atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what God did when in Christ on the cross He took our place and bore our sin. John Stott sin christ-on-the-cross sight We are to be strong in faith, and soft in love. John Stott strong To encounter Christ is to touch reality and experience transcendence. He gives us a sense of self-worth or personal significance, because He assures us of God's love for us. He sets us free from guilt because He died for us and from paralyzing fear because He reigns. He gives meaning to marriage and home, work and leisure, personhood and citizenship. John Stott self-worth home reality So close was Christ's connection with God that he equated a man's attitude to himself with the man's attitude to God. John Stott christian attitude jesus The church is under orders. Evangelistic inactivity is disobedience. John Stott inactivity church order The gospel creates the church, which spreads the gospel, which creates more churches, which in turn spread the gospel further ad infinitum. John Stott turns spread church
