“To risk reputation and affection for the truth’s sake is so demanding that to do it constantly you will need a degree of moral principle that only the Spirit of God can work in you. Do not turn your back like a coward, but play the man. Follow boldly in your Master’s steps, for He has made this rough journey before you. Better a brief warfare and eternal rest than false peace and everlasting torment.”1
“The only true conqueror who shall be crowned in the end is he who continues until war’s trumpet is blown no more…. Christian, wear your shield close to your armor and cry earnestly to God, that by His Spirit you may endure to the end.”
“Just because someone is sincere in his conviction does not mean that it is true. It is possible to be sincerely wrong.”
“At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart’s love upon people like us.”
“The Christian will be sure to make enemies. It will be one of his objects to make none; but if doing what is right and believing what is true should cause him to lose every earthly friend, he will regard it as a small loss, since his great Friend in heaven will be even more friendly and will reveal Himself to him more graciously than ever.”
“Withhold no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know and declare what you have seen. Do not allow the toil or darkness or possible unbelief of your friends to dissuade you. Let us rise and march to the place of duty, and there declare what great things God has shown to our soul.”
“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.”
“It is our response to temptation that leads us down the path of righteousness or into the dead end of disobedience.”
“Question 1: What is the chief end of man? This most basic question confronts each of us. Why am I here? What is the reason for my existence? What is the purpose of my life? The catechism on the basis of 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Psalm 73:25 provides the familiar answer. ‘Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.’”
“There is a kind of life that leads to death. There is a kind of death that leads to life.”
“We mustn’t allow our circumstances and disappointments to become the excuse for the choices we make in life. God is greater than all of that, and He can bring beauty out of ashes. Our trials come, Augustine said, ‘to prove us and to improve us.’”
“There is no more precious gift entrusted to a man than the treasure of his wife.”
“We should remind ourselves daily that we are always visible. There is never a moment when any word, deed, thought, or motive is not seen by God.”
“God is pleased when all our days and duties are marked by gratitude … the believer will stand out as a light in a dark place by displaying a thankful heart.”
“What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!”
“In the new heaven and new earth, life’s storms will finally be stilled. In the meantime, we will pass through squalls and even deluges. We will endure with joy to the extent that we trust that our Father is wise.”
“Only when we understand that we were created for His glory can we turn life’s trials and toils into acts of worship.”
“We are to exalt His name, and His name alone, for this is what we were made for.”
“Your King is not merely infinitely powerful; He is infinitely compassionate. And the combination of those two qualities in Him is sufficient to bring you through every sadness and grief of this world, until you stand in His presence and He wipes every tear from your eye.”
1 All of the following quotes are from the websites below:
25 Alistair Begg Quotes | ChristianQuotes.info
Alistair Begg Quotes (Author of Pray Big)