Quotes by George Whitefield

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True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness.
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True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness.
Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, “Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee.”
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Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, “Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee.”
The care of the soul is ‘a matter of the highest importance;’ beyond any thing which can be brought into comparison with it.
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The care of the soul is ‘a matter of the highest importance;’ beyond any thing which can be brought into comparison with it.
Dare, dare, my dear brethren in Christ, to follow the Captain of your salvation, who was made perfect through sufferings.
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Dare, dare, my dear brethren in Christ, to follow the Captain of your salvation, who was made perfect through sufferings.
As Christ was born of the Virgin’s womb, so must He be spiritually formed in our hearts. As He died for sin, so must we die to sin. And as He rose again from the dead, so must we also rise to a divine life.
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As Christ was born of the Virgin’s womb, so must He be spiritually formed in our hearts. As He died for sin, so must we die to sin. And as He rose again from the dead, so must we also rise to a divine life.
I am tired in the Lord’s work, but not tired of it.
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I am tired in the Lord’s work, but not tired of it.
I say salvation is the free gift of God. It is God’s free grace, I preach unto you, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Jesus Christ justifies the ungodly. Jesus Christ passed by and saw you polluted with your blood and bid you live.
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I say salvation is the free gift of God. It is God’s free grace, I preach unto you, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Jesus Christ justifies the ungodly. Jesus Christ passed by and saw you polluted with your blood and bid you live.
Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man’s judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.
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Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man’s judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.
Speak every time my dear brother as if it were your last.
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Speak every time my dear brother as if it were your last.
We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts.
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We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts.
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