Quotes about Private

And to the degree we truly comprehend more of God, we will in turn respond to Him more in worship. That's why all worship of God—public, family,[1] and private worship—should be based upon and include much of the Bible.

Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.

The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.

The best public worship is that which produces the best private Christianity. The best Church Services for the congregation are those which make its individual members most holy at home and alone. If we want to know whether our own public worship is doing us good, let us try it by these tests. Does it quicken our conscience? Does it send us to Christ? Does it add to our knowledge? Does it sanctify our life? If it does, we may depend on it, it is worship of which we have no cause to be ashamed.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.

The worship of God....should be free at table, in private rooms, downstairs, upstairs, at home, abroad, in all places, by all peoples, at all times

The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.

A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public.

Even if we were not sinful by nature, the sin of having private property would suffice to condemn us before God; for that which he gives us freely, we appropriate to ourselves.

What happens in private always has an effect upon what happens in public. 3.

The person who prays more in public than in private reveals that he is less interested in God's approval than in human praise. Not piety but a reputation for piety is his concern.

A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness.