Quotes by A.W. Pink
A.W. Pink (1886–1952) — Theologe · Reformiert · England
Arthur Walkington Pink (1886–1952) war ein englischer Pastor und theologischer Autor, der nach Stationen in den USA, Australien und England zuletzt weitgehend zurückgezogen in Schottland wirkte. Er vertrat eine kompromisslose reformierte Theologie, die die absolute Souveränität Gottes sowie persönliche Heiligung betonte und ihn zu Lebzeiten in kirchliche Isolation führte. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Schriften gründliche, streng am Text orientierte Auslegungen, die nach seinem Tod maßgeblich zur Wiederbelebung puritanisch-reformierten Denkens beitrugen.
Era: The 20th Century
Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Prayer & Silence, Growth & Character, Discipleship, Humility & Pride, Suffering & the Question of God
Quotes by A.W. Pink
Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.
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Christ died not in order to make God love us, but because He did love His people. Calvary is the supreme demonstration of Divine love. Whenever you are tempted to doubt the love of God, Christian reader, go back to Calvary.
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No sinner was ever saved by giving his heart to God. We are not saved by our giving, we are saved by God’s giving.
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Contentment, then, is the product of a heart resting in God. It is the soul’s enjoyment of that peace that passes all understanding. It is the outcome of my will being brought into subjection to the Divine will. It is the blessed assurance that God does all things well, and is, even now, making all things work together for my ultimate good.
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The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.
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The Christian who has stopped repenting has stopped growing.
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The best antidote for anxiety is frequent meditation upon God’s goodness, power and sufficiency… Nothing is too big and nothing is too little to spread before and cast upon the Lord.
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God cannot change for the better, for He is perfect; and being perfect, He cannot change for the worse.
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Not one for whom He died can possibly miss heaven.
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The measure of our love for others can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them.
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When the believer is smarting under the rod let him not say, God is now punishing me for my sins. That can never be. That is most dishonoring to the blood of Christ. God is correcting thee in love, not smiting in wrath. Nor should the Christian regard the chastening of the Lord as a sort of necessary evil to which he must bow as submissively as possible. No, it proceeds from God’s goodness and faithfulness, and is one of the greatest blessings for which we have to thank Him. Chastisement evidences our Divine son-ship: the father of a family does not concern himself with those on the outside: but those within he guides and disciplines to make them conform to his will. Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod to the All-wise hand that wields it!
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We can no more pray without the Holy Spirit than we can create a world.
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The Lord’s commands are rarely accompanied with reasons but they are always accompanied with promises, either expressed or understood.
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Heresy is not a complete denial of the truth, but a perversion of the truth.
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Grace: it cannot be bought, earned, or deserved by the creature. If it could, it would cease to be grace.
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Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.
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Everything about God is great, vast, incomparable. He never forgets, never fails, never falters, never forfeits His word. To every declaration of promise or prophecy the Lord has exactly adhered, every engagement of covenant or threatening He will make good.
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Most Christians expect little from God, ask little and therefore receive little and are content with little.
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Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude – an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.
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The permanence of God’s character guarantees the fulfillment of his promises.
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Worry over poverty is as fatal to spiritual fruitfulness as is gloating over wealth.
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There are seasons in the lives of all when it is not easy, no not even for Christians, to believe that God is faithful. Our faith is sorely tried, our eyes bedimmed with tears, and we can no longer trace the outworkings of His love. Our ears are distracted with the noises of the world, harassed by the atheistic whisperings of Satan, and we can no longer hear the sweet accents of His still small voice. Cherished plans have been thwarted, friends on whom we relied have failed us, a profest brother or sister in Christ has betrayed us. We are staggered. We sought to be faithful to God, and now a dark cloud hides Him from us. We find it difficult, yea, impossible, for carnal reason to harmonize His frowning providence with His gracious promises.
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Let us not conclude when we see a fellow-Christian under the rod of God that he is necessarily being taken to task for his sins.
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A church that does not evangelize fossilizes.
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It is only those who truly love Christ that are fitted to minister to His flock! The work is so laborious, the appreciation is often so small, the response so discouraging, the criticisms so harsh, the attacks of Satan so fierce, that only the “love of Christ” – His for us and ours for Him – can “constrain” to such work. “Hirelings” will feed the goats, but only those who love Christ can feed His sheep.
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The advantages and blessings of family worship are incalculable. First, family worship will prevent much sin. It awes the soul, conveys a sense of God’s majesty and authority, sets solemn truths before the mind, brings down benefits from God on the home. Personal piety in the home is a most influential means, under God, of conveying piety to the little ones. Children are largely creatures of imitation, loving to copy what they see in others.
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The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God’s esteem unless they are prompted by love.
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We must interpret the mysterious providences of God not by reason or observation, but by the Word.
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What is sin? Sin is a species of rebellion against God. It is self-pleasing: it is the utter ignoring of God’s claims: being completely indifferent whether my conduct pleases or displeases Him.
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Just as the sinner’s despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion, so the loss of all confidence in himself is the first essential in the believer’s growth in grace.
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An ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin, was never invented by any of Adam’s descendents.
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Christ is the key which unlocks the golden doors into the temple of Divine truth.
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It is when we have received some special mark of the Lord’s favor, or immediately after we have enjoyed some unusual season of communion with Him, that we need most to be on our guard!
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Regeneration consists in a radical change of heart, for there is implanted a new disposition as the foundation of all holy exercises; the mind being renovated, the affections elevated, and the will emancipated from the bondage of sin.
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Holiness…consists of that internal change or renovation of our souls whereby our minds, affections and wills are brought into harmony with God.
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Growth in grace is growth downward. It is the forming of a lower estimate of ourselves. It is a deepening realization of our nothingness. It is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God’s mercies.
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“Grace reigns through righteousness”… Grace is never exercised at the expense of righteousness. Grace upholds rather than ignores our responsibilities toward God and toward our neighbor (see Titus 2:12).
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It’s true that [many] are praying for a worldwide revival. But it would be more timely, and more scriptural, for prayer to be made to the Lord of the harvest, that He would raise up and thrust forth laborers who would fearlessly and faithfully preach those truths which are calculated to bring about a revival.
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Marriage is not a mere civil thing, but is partly spiritual and Divine, and therefore God alone has the power to appoint the beginning, the continuance, and the end thereof.
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Prayer is the way and means God has appointed for the communication of the blessings of His goodness to His people.
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