Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are. William Barclay More Quotes by William Barclay More Quotes From William Barclay The best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is never to forget the presence of Christ. William Barclay forgetwaychrist Jesus’ coming is the final and unanswerable proof that God cares. William Barclay finalscarejesus There is only one way to bring peace to the heart, joy to the mind, and beauty to the life; it is to accept and do the will of God. William Barclay mindheartjoy The danger of prosperity is that it encourages a false independence. William Barclay prosperityindependencedanger It may well be that the world is denied miracle after miracle and triumph after triumph because we will not bring to Christ what we have and what we are. If, just as we are, we would lay ourselves on the altar of service of Jesus Christ, there is no saying what Christ could do with us and through us. William Barclay triumphmiraclejesus Real repentance means coming not only to be sorry for the consequences of sin but to hate sin itself. William Barclay haterealsorry The terrible importance of this life is that it determines eternity. William Barclay awfullife-isfear Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; William Barclay equalitykingsself If we are to accept the teaching of Jesus at all, then the only test of the reality of a man's religion is his attitude to his fellow men. The only possible proof that a man loves God is the demonstrated fact that he loves his fellow men. William Barclay teachingattitudejesus God tested Abraham. Temptation is not meant to make us fail; it is meant to confront us with a situation out of which we emerge stronger than we were. Temptation is not the penalty of manhood; it is the glory of manhood. William Barclay strongerfailingtemptation A saint is someone whose life makes it easier to believe in God. William Barclay believe-in-godsaintbelieve Strict orthodoxy can cost too much if it has to be bought at the price of love. All the orthodoxy in the world will never take the place of love. William Barclay costtoo-muchworld There is a time when to avoid trouble is to store up trouble, and when to seek for a lazy and a cowardly peace is to court a still greater danger. William Barclay lazytroubledanger Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done. William Barclay doneprayer When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer. William Barclay believefatherchildren We reverence God and we hallow God's name when our life is such that it brings honor to God and attracts others to Him. William Barclay honorchristiannames Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought. William Barclay being-freechristianmean Instead of our petulant, fretful, irritable human hastiness we should cultivate in our souls the patience which has learned to wait on God. William Barclay soulshouldwaiting Every discouraging sermon is a wicked sermon... There could hardly be a more un-Christian way of living than to go about in such a way as to depress and to discourage other people. William Barclay depressingchristianpeople God himself took this human flesh upon him. William Barclay humansflesh
