Quotes about Belief

God does something to us as well as for us through the cross. He persuades us that He loves us." —Sinclair Ferguson

Bishop Ryle assured his flock, "Those whom you laid in the grave with many tears are in good keeping: you will yet see them again with joy. Believe it, think it, rest on it. It is all true."[9]

Wesley said, "Every Christian is happy; . . . he who is not happy is not a Christian.

When I believe ultimate happiness is found only in God, then I will shut out distractions and open His Word.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28, ESV).

Augustine insisted that this longing is as true for Christ-followers as it is for anyone else: "If I should ask you why you believe in Christ, and why you have become Christians, every man will answer truthfully by saying: for the sake of a happy life.

Prayer isn't the least we can do; it's the most.

I have no room for a God who lets children die." "The innkeeper had no room, but it did not thwart God's plan. Who is Ben Fielding to have no room for God? Shall the dog decide whether there is room in the house for the Master? Shall the cricket decide whether there is room in the forest for the Lion?

Despite what Americans believe, the universe is not a democracy. Truth is not determined by the majority. As for hell, if you were as just and holy as God is, you would understand that all men deserve hell. It is no puzzle that men should go to hell. What is a puzzle is that men should go to heaven." "He killed my only son!

A true believer may spend a sleepless night doubting God. But what keeps a Communist awake at night is his fear there is a God. His wishful thinking is that God does not exist. For if there is no God, there is no Judge and, therefore, no judgment for his wickedness. But if there is a God, he knows he will not fare well before him. Or that God will make demands on him he does not wish to fulfill.

any faith that leaves us unprepared for suffering is a false faith that deserves to be abandoned. Genuine

Many people conclude that God can't be real, because we can't see Him. And Heaven can't be real, because we can't see it. But we must recognize our blindness. The blind must take by faith that there are stars in the sky. If they depend on their ability to see, they will conclude there are no stars.