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Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The great fundamental of a Baptist church, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

“The great fundamental of a Baptist church is not freedom but obedience. Our freedom is to believe as God pleases, and that alone.” -- Earle V. Pierce

“The real enemies of Israel were the Betweenites: Found neither with the enemies against Israel nor with the armies fighting for Israel.” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon (this may be a misattribution; I have not yet found a source for this in Spurgeon)

“The question is not whether God has preserved his word. The question is where.” -- David Reid

“Some things are of that nature as to make one’s fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.” -- John Bunyan

“All I am and have on the altar is in response to all Christ is and did on the cross.” -- Armen Thomassion

“The preservation of ancient manuscripts and the preservation of the words of God are not the same thing. God promised to preserve His words, not manuscripts.” -- Steven Hayes

“There’s never been a ‘fountain of youth,’ but in the Gospel there is a ‘fountain of grace,’ and it’s deeper and sweeter than every need we have.” -- Scotty Smith

“Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it.” -- Amy Weatherly

“The traditional text of the Bible has a pedigree that goes beyond the latest tweet.” -- Dane Jóhannsson

“Six feet of earth make all men equal.” -- Italian Proverb

“Death is the great leveller. The worm has no respect for knighthood or nobility. The mighty monarch and the slave, find common bed within the grave.” -- Charles H. Spurgeon

“The law, that ‘came by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ,’ John i. 17— a new volume of truths, which had not been true, if he by his blood had not made them so.” -- Thomas Goodwin

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