We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others. John Stott More Quotes by John Stott More Quotes From John Stott It is no exaggeration to say that without Scripture a Christian life is impossible. John Stott scripture christian impossible Our claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God's Word written, which therefore is true and reliable and has divine authority over men. John Stott down-and speech men Truth without love is too hard; love without truth is too soft. John Stott hard-love truth-is love-is We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgment instead. John Stott christian bible needs Perhaps the transformation of the disciples of Jesus is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection. John Stott resurrection transformation jesus No theology is genuinely Christian which does not arise from and focus on the cross. John Stott focus christian doe Grace is love that cares and stoops and rescues. John Stott rescue care grace There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God. John Stott inappropriate cherish ambition There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus. John Stott crosses christianity jesus The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus of its worship is the Lamb once slain, now glorified. So the community of the cross is a community of celebration, a eucharistic community, ceaselessly offering to God through Christ the sacrifice of our praise and thanksgiving. The Christian life is an unending festival. And the festival we keep, now that our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us, is a joyful celebration of his sacrifice, together with a spiritual feasting upon it. John Stott sacrifice spiritual christian The essence of apostasy is changing sides from that of the crucified to that of the crucifier. John Stott apostasy essence sides At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. John Stott holy god-love christ Social responsibility becomes an aspect not of Christian mission only, but also of Christian conversion. It is impossible to be truly converted to God without being thereby converted to our neighbor. John Stott responsibility christian impossible Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place. John Stott judgment christ The chief reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that Jesus Christ Himself taught it. John Stott christian believe jesus 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 our-love prayer goes-on Simplicity is the first cousin of contentment. John Stott cousin simplicity contentment The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement. John Stott hazards discouragement christian Pride is more than the first of the seven deadly sins; it is itself the essence of all sin. John Stott pride essence firsts The modern world detests authority but worships relevance. Our Christian conviction is that the Bible has both authority and relevance, and that the secret of both is Jesus Christ John Stott secret christian jesus
