143 Quotes by John R.W. Stott

"Christian liberty is freedom not to indulge the flesh but to control the flesh, freedom not to exploit our neighbor but to serve our neighbor, freedom not to disregard the law but to fulfill the law."

"What we have to share with others is neither a miscellany of human speculations, nor one more religion to add to the rest, nor really a religion at all. It is rather ‘the gospel of God,’ God’s own good news for a lost world."

"Pecar, portanto, é "tomar de Deus o que é dele", o que significa roubar dele e, assim, desonrá-lo."

"As we face the cross, then, we can say to ourselves both, “I did it, my sins sent him there,” and “He did it, his love took him there."

"Many people visualize a God who sits comfortably on a distant throne, remote, aloof, uninterested, and indifferent to the needs of mortals, until, it may be, they can badger him into taking action on their behalf. Such a view is wholly false. The Bible reveals a God who, long before it even occurs to man to turn to him, while man is still lost in darkness and sunk in sin, takes the initiative, rises from his throne, lays aside his glory, and stoops to seek until he finds him."

"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God."

"What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my promise'."

"A marriage that isn't built around the Cross will be devoid of grace, mercy, and humility that come when both husband and wife recognize their need for a savior."

"Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve."

"The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus of its worship is the Lamb once slain, now glorified."