Below are some additional quotes by pastor and theologian A. B. Simpson showing his great desire to live holy, rejoice in the Lord, and to see God glorified in all we do.1
“We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever.”
“There is no wonder more supernatural and divine in the life of a believer than the mystery and ministry of prayer…the hand of the child touching the arm of the Father and moving the wheel of the universe.”
“One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling.”
“As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol.”
“This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.”
“Warning: we may become so enamored with God’s good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.”
“Forget yourself and live for others, for it is more blessed to give than to receive.”
“Fear is born of Satan, and if we would only take time to think a moment we would see that everything Satan says is founded upon a falsehood.”
“Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within.”
“Temptation exercises our faith and teaches us to pray.”
“God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.”
“The safe place lies in obedience to God’s Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance.”
“Beloved, have you ever thought that someday you will not have anything to try you, or anyone to vex you again? There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now.”
“It is all right when God sends us the approval of our fellow men; however, we must never make that approval a motive in our life.”
“God wants us to speak to men so that they will feel it, so that they will never forget it. God means every Christian to be effective, to make a difference in the actual records and results of Christian work. God put each of us here to be a power. There is not one of us but is an essential wheel of the machinery and can accomplish all that God calls us to.”
“We may not preach a crucified Savior without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.”
“The Bible stands apart from all other books, and has survived and will survive all the attacks of its enemies. It is like the electric torch that shines over the water of New York Bay, struck by the wing of many a seabird that dashes against it in its reckless flight, but still shining on unmoved while the foolish and reckless assailant falls bleeding and wounded at its feet. It is an anvil which has worn out many a hammer of hostile criticism, while the anvil still remains unshaken amid the wreck of all that have assailed it.”
“If God’s Word is not absolutely and completely true, it is too weak a cable to fix our anchorage and guarantee our eternal peace.”
“Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.”
“The human body has been called the microcosm of the universe, a little world of wonders and a monument of divine wisdom and power, sufficient to convince the most incredulous mind of the existence of the Great Designer.”
1 All of these quotes are from the website below:
TOP 25 QUOTES BY A. B. SIMPSON (of 79) | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)