George Whitefield Quotes

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The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil; to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil; and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.

George Whitefield
Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.

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When our Lord says, we must be converted and become as little children, I suppose He means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child.

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If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever.

George Whitefield
For in Jesus Christ there is neither male nor female, bond nor free; even you may be the children of God, if you believe in Jesus.

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Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

George Whitefield
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.

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You blame me for weeping, but how can I help it when you will not weep for yourselves, though your immortal souls are on the verge of destruction.

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The true believer can no more live without prayer, than without food day by day.

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I offer you salvation this day; the door of mercy is not yet shut, there does yet remain a sacrifice for sin, for all that will accept of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will embrace you in the arms of His love.

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God enabled me to speak with the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power.

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The righteousness of Jesus Christ is one of those great mysteries, which the angels desire to look into, and seems to be one of the first lessons that God taught men after the fall.

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We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts

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The Lord Jesus sits in heaven, ruling over all, and causing all things to work for his children's good.

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Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God.

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Open your hearts as wide as ever you will, the Spirit of the Lord shall fill them.

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If you know Christ and him crucified, you know enough to make you happy, supposing you know nothing else. And without this, all your other knowledge cannot keep you from being everlastingly miserable.

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God has condescended to become an author, and yet people will not read his writings. There are very few that ever gave this Book of God, the grand charter of salvation, one fair reading through.

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Pray that I may be very little in my own eyes, and not rob my dear Master of any part of his glory.

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God, give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst!

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Following Christ means following him through life, following him in every word and gesture, following him out of one clime into another.

George Whitefield
I believe I never was more acceptable to my Master than when I was standing to teach those hearers in the open fields. I now preach to ten times more people than I would if I had been confined to the churches.

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Dare, dare, my dear brethren in Christ, to follow the Captain of your salvation, who was made perfect through sufferings

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All our afflictions, all our temptations are to make heaven more desirable, and earth more loathsome.

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I found by daily experience, the more I did, the more I might do for God.

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The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.

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I say salvation is the free gift of God. It is God's free grace, I preach unto you, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Jesus Christ justifies the ungodly. Jesus Christ passed by and saw you polluted with your blood and bid you live.

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But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus.

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As Christ was born of the Virgin's womb, so must He be spiritually formed in our hearts. As He died for sin, so must we die to sin. And as He rose again from the dead, so must we also rise to a divine life.

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Though they have a Christ in their heads, they have no Christ in their hearts.

George Whitefield