The pathway to lasting honor is to honor Christ. Alistair Begg More Quotes by Alistair Begg More Quotes From Alistair Begg Faith is not a soft option offered to people who need a crutch to get through the rest of their lives. Faith is the supernatural activity of God whereby He opens blind eyes, unstops deaf ears, and a man or a woman says- “I see it now. I get it now. I am going to trust in God. I am going to trust in Jesus. Alistair Begg eye men jesus Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life. Alistair Begg difficulty christianity faces We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected. Alistair Begg scripture old-testament christ It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God. Alistair Begg sin facts people The Christian will be sure to make enemies. It will be one of his objects to make none; but if doing what is right and believing what is true should cause him to lose every earthly friend, he will regard it as a small loss, since his great Friend in heaven will be even more friendly and will reveal Himself to him more graciously than ever. Alistair Begg christian loss believe It's all about God. May He forgive us for every time we start to think it's actually all about us. Alistair Begg forgiving may thinking Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise. Alistair Begg desire heart spring I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through Jesus Christ I'm more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. Alistair Begg jesus-christ jesus christ When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave. Alistair Begg preoccupation grace Death for the Christian is to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and waking up and finding out that you're home. Alistair Begg christian fall jesus You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ. Alistair Begg christ What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them! Alistair Begg kind wonderful people You don’t know who you are until you know God and you don’t know how to live until you've settled the question of how to die. Alistair Begg knowing-god know-how knows The Creator of the universe knows me. Alistair Begg know-me creator knows A Christian way of thinking is not just thinking Christian thoughts, singing Christian songs, reading Christian books, going to Christian schools; it is learning to think about the whole spectrum of life from the perspective of a mind that has been trained in truth. Alistair Begg christian song book As a result of grace, we have been saved from sin’s penalty. One day we will be saved from sin’s presence. In the meantime we are being saved from sin’s power. Alistair Begg one-day sin grace As I am humbled by my difficulties, so I am strengthened by God's grace. Alistair Begg gods-grace difficulty grace To risk reputation and affection for the truth's sake is so demanding that to do it constantly you will need a degree of moral principle that only the Spirit of God can work in you. Do not turn your back like a coward, but play the man. Follow boldly in your Master's steps, for He has made this rough journey before you. Better a brief warfare and eternal rest than false peace and everlasting torment. Alistair Begg journey play men Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total. Alistair Begg prayer helping needs If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic. Alistair Begg selfish contentment expectations
