Top 120 Alistair Begg Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “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

2. “As I am humbled by my difficulties, so I am strengthened by God’s grace.”

— Alistair Begg

3. “It is impossible to serve God without serving one another.”

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4. “The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.”

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5. “It’s all about God. May He forgive us for every time we start to think it’s actually all about us.”

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6. “Death for the Christian is to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and waking up and finding out that you’re home.”

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7. “When my children hear godliness out of my mouth and they see wickedness in my life, then I point them to heaven and I lead them to hell.”

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8. “The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It happens quietly. It happens inevitably. Don’t underestimate God’s power.”

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9. “It is in getting to know my Bible that I get to know Jesus.”

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10. “It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian.”

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11. “Regular expository preaching of the Bible is the staple diet of a healthy church.”

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12. “There are times in our Christian life when we cannot see beyond the next step and we have to trust God.”

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13. “Refusal to forgive reveals we have minimized our offense against God and we have maximized a brother’s offense against us.”

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14. “Only when we are captured by an overwhelming sense of awe and reverence in the presence of God, will we begin to worship God in spirit and in truth.”

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15. “There is no one insignificant in the purposes of God.”

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16. “Our relationship with God will never be right as long as our relationship with others is wrong.”

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17. “You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ.”

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18. “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.”

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19. “The Creator of the universe knows me.”

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20. “The Bible is one story that unfolds in one book, by one author, about one subject. A story that moves from promise to fulfillment.”

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21. “What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!”

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22. “Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life – it is about how to face the difficulties of life.”

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23. “Would anyone choose Hell over Heaven? YES! Why? Pride. They don’t want to go in the only way you can go in, on your knees. They don’t want to admit they are a failure, that their life is a mess.”

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24. “Singleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we’ve been given.”

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25. “Do you want to lead, or do you want to be liked?”

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26. “When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed.”

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27. “There is an old joke that went around- it goes, in the beginning God made man in His own image, and since the fall, man has been seeking to return the compliment.”

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28. “I only need a mirror to see a sinner.”

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29. “Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God’s help is not partial but total.”

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30. “The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.”

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31. “The great need is for us to be taught theologically, not just stirred emotionally.”

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32. “We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God.”

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33. “Father, help us to rest our heads on the soft pillow of Your providence.”

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34. “Gods law has been written on all of our consciences, but only in Christ is it written on our hearts.”

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35. “Holy Spirit, take the Word of truth as we find it in the Scriptures and bring it home to our lives.”

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36. “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.”

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37. “Jesus did not come to live as an example of how to die as a martyr, but as a substitute, taking the place that we deserve in order that we might enjoy what we don’t deserve. This is good news. Let us tell all our friends!”

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38. “Children should be able to see the Gospel modeled in the way their father loves their mother with a sacrificial love...”

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39. “The return of Jesus will be personal, physical, visible and glorious.”

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40. “A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this – not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”

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41. “This is no time for wimpy Christians. It’s time for soldiers of Christ to arise!”

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42. “If our Christianity doesn’t work at home, it doesn’t work.”

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43. “To expose our minds constantly to ungodly thinking is a great danger.”

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44. “The death of Jesus is the pivotal event of human history and everything needs to be understood in light of that.”

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45. “The foolishness of the cross is the wisdom of God and the wisdom of God is powerful in its impact.”

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46. “Prayer is the means that God has ordained for the supply of grace that is necessary to be joyful in hope.”

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47. “Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness.”

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48. “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.”

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49. “God is not counting our sins against us because He is counting our sins against Christ.”

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50. “God’s concern is for His name, His glory, His people, His unfolding eternal purpose and for His Kingdom.”

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