Top 140 Warren W. Wiersbe Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Divine sovereignty is not a substitute for human responsibility.”

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102. “Divine truth becomes dynamic life only when we yield to Jesus by faith and follow Him.”

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103. “The world thinks that happiness is the result of others serving us, but real joy comes when we serve others in the name of Christ.”

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104. “Life is something like a doctor’s prescription: taken alone, and the ingredients might kill you; but properly blended, they bring healing.”

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105. “We can’t depend upon our own rule, because we are weak and ignorant. And we can’t depend too much on the rule of others, because they are as weak and ignorant as we are. The only thing we can depend on is the rule and reign of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. If He is on the throne of our lives, then we can face tomorrow with courage and confidence.”

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106. “The people who refuse to submit to God’s authority will never really discover who they are and what God wants them to do. No matter how successful they may be in the eyes of the world, unless they change they will be failures in the eyes of God.”

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107. “Christ is more concerned about what we do with Him than for Him.”

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108. “Opportunities energize the faithful and paralyze the fearful.”

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109. “When we commit our lives to the Lord, what happens to us happens by way of appointment and not by accident.”

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110. “Don’t waste your sufferings.”

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111. “There is no substitute for an understanding mind.”

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112. “The eyes see what the heart loves. If the heart loves God and is single in this devotion, then the eyes will see God whether others see Him or not.”

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113. “Each believer is either a conformer or a transformer. We’re either being squeezed into the world’s mold or we’re transforming things in the world into which God has put us. Transformers don’t always have an easy life, but it’s an exciting one, and it gives us great delight to know that God is using us to influence others.”

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114. “There’s no substitute for Christian character. No matter how much talent and training we may have, if we don’t have character, we don’t have anything.”

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115. “Leaders must learn to obey before they have the privilege of asking others to obey them.”

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116. “No matter how we or others may evaluate what we do, ministry that’s based on biblical principles will meet human needs and glorify God.”

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117. “To be gripped by the miraculous magnificence of prayer means to be humbled and broken, deeply grateful for the privilege of access into the presence of the Almighty.”

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118. “When a person does not know the doctrines of the Christian faith, he can easily be captured by false religions.”

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119. “Is your heart hungering and thirsting after personal holiness?”

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120. “This surely is a good rule: whenever you see a fault in any other man, or any other church, look for it in yourself and in your own church.”

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121. “Is your Christian experience a set of definitions, a list of orthodox doctrines, or a living relationship with God?”

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122. “Am I conducting myself in a manner worthy of the gospel?” is a good question for us to ask ourselves regularly.”

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123. “The primary task of the church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God,” said Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. “The decadent periods and eras in the history of the church have always been those periods when preaching had declined.”

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124. “In marriage, “two become one,” and this miracle must never be forgotten. Marriage means that a man and a woman must no longer say “mine” and “yours”; they should say only “ours.” If one of them has a ministry, they both have a ministry, whether the other one accepts it or not. Marriage isn’t a fifty-fifty partnership; it’s a 100 percent stewardship in which each mate lives for the other and both live for the Lord.”

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125. “Paul did not begin by attacking the false teachers and their doctrines. He began by exalting Jesus Christ and showing His preeminence in five areas: the gospel message, redemption, creation, the church, and Paul’s own ministry.”

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126. “Grace never looks for a reason; it only looks for an opportunity.”

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127. “The words of Jim Elliot were true: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

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128. “Saving faith involves the mind, the emotions, and the will. With the mind we understand the truth of the gospel, and with the heart we feel conviction and the need to be saved. But it is only when we exercise the will and commit ourselves to Christ that the process is complete. Faith is not mental assent to a body of doctrines, no matter how true those doctrines may be. Faith is not emotional concern. Faith is commitment to Jesus Christ.”

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129. “Too many people attend church as consumers and not as stewards and worshipers. Church buildings have become shopping malls, not sanctuaries, and “doing church” means “doing business” and not worshiping God or encouraging others. “What’s in it for me?” is the most important concern of the average churchgoer, not “How can I become more like Christ and share what I have with others?” If our praying is what it ought to be, we will be transformed from greedy consumers into generous stewards.”

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130. “Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. ” Howard W. Newton.”

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131. “An older generation, chastened by one depression, is afraid to be optimistic; and a younger generation, accustomed to security, is inexperienced at being pessimistic.”

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132. “Principles are like rocks, and methods are like rivers; together they get the job done.”

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133. “Dr. J. H. Jowett said, “Ministry that costs nothing accomplishes nothing.” If there is to be any blessing, there must be some “bleeding.”

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134. “God is shaking things so that you may learn to live by faith and not by sight. He wants you to build your life on the permanence of the eternal and not on the instability of the temporal.”

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135. “God doesn’t give his counsel to the curious or the careless; he reveals his will to the concerned and the consecrated. Some believers take the attitude, “I’ll ask God what he wants me to do, and if I like it, I’ll do it.” The result is predictable: God doesn’t speak to them. Unless we have a serious desire both to know and to do the counsel of God, he will not reveal his will to us.”

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136. “A prophet weeps while others are laughing.”

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137. “The Bible meets the needs of the human heart. No other book is like it. It is God’s testimony. Its name is the law of the Lord. The sun is to creation what the law is to God’s people, bringing light, warmth, life, and growth.”

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138. “You have the privilege of praying to a loving, understanding Father, who knows your condition. He guides you through difficulty to victory. When your faith, hope, and love are fixed on the Lord, you can face any difficulty or problem, and God will give you joy and peace within.”

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139. “It is not great talents God blesses so much as great likeness to Jesus. A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God.”

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140. “Peter is preeminently the apostle of hope, as Paul is the apostle of faith and John of love.”

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141. “David did not take matters into his own hands. Instead, he submitted himself to the Lord and His timing. David knew that God would deal with Saul, and he needed to just wait on the Lord.”

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142. “Too many believers have an intellectual religion that satisfies the mind but never changes the life. They can discuss the Bible and even argue about it; but when it comes to living it, they fail.”

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143. “True Christian hope is more than “hope so.” It is confident assurance of future glory and blessing.”

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144. “Go and tell” is still God’s command to His people.”

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145. “True faith isn’t frightened by threats, impressed by crowds, or swayed by superstitious ceremonies. True faith obeys the Lord and trusts Him to work out the consequences.”

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