40 Quotes by Oswald J. Smith

And they continued steadfastly (Acts 2:42) - That is to say, they did not backslide. The real reason there are so many backsliders is because there are so many who have never had a forward slide to Jesus Christ.

Power in Service - The carnal man can never be used in spiritual service. There is so much of the self life about him that God cannot gain control. The Spirit-filled life is necessary for fruitful Christian service.

No one has the right to hear the gospel twice, while there remains someone who has not heard it once.

Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice, before everyone has heard it once?

We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first.

The supreme task of the Church is the evangelization of the world.

You must go or send a substitute.

You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead.

The church that does not evangelize will fossilize.