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If revival is being withheld from us it is because some idol remains still enthroned; because we still insist in placing our reliance in human schemes; because we still refuse to face the unchangeable truth that It is not by might, but by My Spirit.

Jonathan Goforth

It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to the injured one before we dare approach God at either the private or the public altar.

Jonathan Goforth

Who am I that I should urge these missionaries to confess their sins in public, when, for all I know, they may be living nearer to God than I am? The Spirit of God does not need me to act as His detective.

Jonathan Goforth

Jonathan Goforth

Jonathan Goforth

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Born: February 10, 1859

Died: October 8, 1936 (aged 77)

Bio: Jonathan Goforth was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary to China with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission, with his wife, Rosalind Goforth.

Known for:

By My Spirit
Miracle Lives of China (1931)
When the Spirit's Fire Swept Korea

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