John Wesley Quotes

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The Gospel of Christ knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness.

John Wesley
To abandon all, to strip one's self of all, in order to seek and follow Jesus Christ naked to Bethlehem where He was born, naked to the hall where He was scourged, and naked to Calvary where He died on the cross, is so great a mystery that neither the thing nor the knowledge of it, is given to any but through faith in the Son of God.

John Wesley
Think not the bigotry of another is any excuse for your own.

John Wesley
Employ whatever God has entrusted you with, in doing good, all possible good, in every possible kind and degree...

John Wesley
The bottom of the soul may be in repose, even while we are in many outward troubles; just as the bottom of the sea is calm, while the surface is strongly agitated.

John Wesley
The best helps to growth in grace are the ill usage, the affronts, and the losses which befall us. We should receive them with all thankfulness, as preferable to all others, were it only on this account, that our will has no part therein.

John Wesley
For as long as love takes up the whole heart, what room is there for sin therein?

John Wesley
God is so great that He communicates greatness to the least thing that is done for His service.

John Wesley
Read the most useful books, and that regularly and constantly.

John Wesley
Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.

John Wesley
Lord, is it not Thy word, if any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God? Thou givest liberally, and upbraidest not. Thou hast said, if any be willing to do Thy will, he shall know. I am willing to do, let me know Thy will.

John Wesley
Humility and patience are the surest proofs of the increase of love.

John Wesley
Beware, lastly, of imagining you shall obtain the end without using the means conducive to it. God can give the end without any means at all; but you have no reason to think He will. Therefore constantly and carefully use all those means which He has appointed to be the ordinary channels of His grace.

John Wesley