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John R.W. Stott Quote: “God has little patience with triflers; ‘he rewards those who seek him’.7.”

151. “God has little patience with triflers; ‘he rewards those who seek him’.7.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “And that is how it would have stayed, had God not taken the initiative to help us. We would have remained forever agnostic, asking – just like Pontius Pilate at the trial of Jesus – ‘What is truth?’ but never staying for an answer, never daring to hope that we would receive one. We would be those who worship, for it is part of human nature to worship someone or something, but all our altars would be like the one the apostle Paul found in Athens, dedicated ‘To an unknown god’.”

152. “And that is how it would have stayed, had God not taken the initiative to help us. We would have remained forever agnostic, asking – just like Pontius Pilate at the trial of Jesus – ‘What is truth?’ but never staying for an answer, never daring to hope that we would receive one. We would be those who worship, for it is part of human nature to worship someone or something, but all our altars would be like the one the apostle Paul found in Athens, dedicated ‘To an unknown god’.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “Souls are won for Christ by tears and sweat and pain, especially in prayer and in sacrificial personal friendship.”

153. “Souls are won for Christ by tears and sweat and pain, especially in prayer and in sacrificial personal friendship.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “All students know the dangers of approaching their subject with preconceived ideas. Yet many would-be enquirers come to the Bible with their minds already made up.”

154. “All students know the dangers of approaching their subject with preconceived ideas. Yet many would-be enquirers come to the Bible with their minds already made up.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “As we face the cross, then, we can say to ourselves both, “I did it, my sins sent him there,” and “He did it, his love took him there.”

155. “As we face the cross, then, we can say to ourselves both, “I did it, my sins sent him there,” and “He did it, his love took him there.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “Indeed, an honest and humble acknowledgment of the evil in our flesh, even after the new birth, is the first step to holiness. To speak quite plainly, some of us are not leading holy lives for the simple reason that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. No man ever cries aloud for deliverance who has not seen his own wretchedness. In other words, the only way to arrive at faith in the power of the Holy Spirit is along the road of self-despair.”

156. “Indeed, an honest and humble acknowledgment of the evil in our flesh, even after the new birth, is the first step to holiness. To speak quite plainly, some of us are not leading holy lives for the simple reason that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. No man ever cries aloud for deliverance who has not seen his own wretchedness. In other words, the only way to arrive at faith in the power of the Holy Spirit is along the road of self-despair.”

— John R.W. Stott

John R.W. Stott Quote: “The radical biblical perspective is to see death not as the termination of life but as the gateway to life.”

157. “The radical biblical perspective is to see death not as the termination of life but as the gateway to life.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “We must trust in him as our Saviour and submit to him as our Lord; and then go on to take our place as loyal members of the church and responsible citizens in the community.”

158. “We must trust in him as our Saviour and submit to him as our Lord; and then go on to take our place as loyal members of the church and responsible citizens in the community.”

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John R.W. Stott Quote: “The faithful preaching of the gospel is the God-appointed means by which the prince of darkness is overthrown and God shines his light into human hearts.”

159. “The faithful preaching of the gospel is the God-appointed means by which the prince of darkness is overthrown and God shines his light into human hearts.”

— John R.W. Stott

John R.W. Stott Quote: “Second, we are to discover this purpose of God in Scripture. The will of God for the people is in the Word of God.”

160. “Second, we are to discover this purpose of God in Scripture. The will of God for the people is in the Word of God.”

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