100 Christian Quotes by 10 Great Christians from Pastor Duke Taber was a joy to read. There are gems from some of Christianity's favorite saints and others from virtually unknown persons, but all are good thought provokers. The book is just a listing of the collected quotes. There is no commentary on the quotes and very little biographical information on the authors. Here are a few of the quotes I loved and highlighted in my version of the book.
"The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet -- that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God." ~ Oswald Chambers
"To excuse what can really produce good excuses is not Christian charity; it is only fairness. To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable in you." ~ C.S. (Clive Staples) Lewis
"If you board the wrong train, it's no use running along the corridor in the other direction." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon the 'nascent life'. To raise the question whether we are here concerned already with a human being or not is merely to confuse the issue. The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent being has been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer This one has helped to solidify my views on abortion.
"Secular music belongs to the devil? Does it? Well, if it did I would plunder him for it, for he has no right to a single note of the whole seven. Every note, and every strain, and every harmony is divine, and belongs to us." ~ General William Booth
"I notice that those who don't believe in uniting with a church or organization. I notice ya'll use electric lights -- that's organized! If it wasn't, you'd be electrocuted." ~ Aimee Semple McPherson
"Remember something, God never permitted a difficulty to come into our life without also giving us the ability to handle it. God has provided us with every faculty. He has given us the power that we need for living victoriously. It is a fact that everyone of us down deep has what it takes to sucessfully meet whatever life brings." ~ Kathryn Kuhlman
These are just a few of the great quotes in this book. I gave the book a 4/5 stars.
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