Quotes by Harold St. John
Harold St. John (1876–1957) — Bibellehrer, Prediger, Evangelist · Brüderbewegung · Großbritannien
Harold St. John (1876–1957) war ein britischer Bibellehrer, Prediger und Evangelist aus der offenen Brüderbewegung, der nach langjähriger Tätigkeit als Bankangestellter als weltweiter Reisedozent wirkte. Er stand für eine christuszentrierte typologische Schriftauslegung, die durch rhetorische Klarheit und bildhafte Vergleiche geprägt war. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem durch gedruckte Vorträge und Auslegungen, die theologische Tiefe mit praktischer Glaubensnachfolge verbinden.
Era: The 20th Century
Recurring topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Prayer & Silence, Church & Congregation, Growth & Character, Witness & Mission, Faith & Trust, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Grace & Redemption
Quotes by Harold St. John
We must first realize that God has to break a man before he can honor him. The greatest men of the Bible limped their way to heaven.
Harold St. John
God has sent me; He will also provide for me.
Harold St. John
Many a night of my youth, the light of the Bible was so radiant to me that I sometimes saw the dawn break before I could tear myself away from my Bible, which poured out its treasures before me.
Harold St. John
The curse of Bible study is that we content ourselves with knowledge about the text and do not go further, like travelers who settle down on the road and think they have already reached the king's palace.
Harold St. John
The noblest songs are not written in good days, but in sorrowful ones.
Harold St. John
No man is truly educated if he does not know the Bible, and no one who knows the Bible is truly uneducated.
Harold St. John
A person's life is never lonely when he has Moses and the prophets, yes, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, as a friend.
Harold St. John
O Lord, grant that prayer may become even more of a burden to me. Keep my lips from folly and open them for witness.
Harold St. John
If the Lord has laid something on your heart to do for His honor, pursue it with energy and full commitment; if not, leave it until He gives you direction in that way.
Harold St. John
It is always a sign of spiritual poverty in a church when it needs to argue about who may take part in the Lord's Supper with them.
Harold St. John
If I did not believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back, and that I will see Him one day, I would never break bread again in my life.
Harold St. John
For a Christian, the natural sciences are nothing other than the unraveling of the hem of God's garment.
Harold St. John
I may say that the cross of Christ has never really meant anything to us if it does not take our breath away and hold the greatest place in our lives.
Harold St. John
All the church needs for its outward worship are these four things: the water, the bread, the cup, and the Scripture.
Harold St. John
The Levites laid down their office at fifty and put it into the hands of younger men, and when a man grows older, he should leave many tasks to the younger ones.
Harold St. John
The church could reach the whole world with the gospel if it would only wake up. But it lies in its heavenly bed, numbed by the poison of the spirit of division.
Harold St. John
I must have experienced the power of the gospel and personally claimed the cross for myself, otherwise I should rather hold my tongue about it.
Harold St. John
The ultimate purpose of our salvation is the glorification of God.
Harold St. John
Bible study nourishes and strengthens faith, making it healthy and resilient.
Harold St. John
In any case, it is a good rule never to speak to people longer than you have previously spent on your knees.
Harold St. John
Growth in sanctification follows fixed laws, and I must obey them – much prayer, real study of Scripture, self-discipline and discipline of thought. That is God's way for me.
Harold St. John
Because we no longer have a firm faith and spiritual cornerstones and signposts today, people easily become prey to error.
Harold St. John
Take plenty of time and quiet for stillness.
Harold St. John
Young man, don't forget this! It is not your attendance at the prayer meeting, however important and admirable it may be. Not even your attendance at the Lord's Supper or Sunday school is proof of your genuine inner life with Christ. Everything depends on how you live in the secret place, on your Bible study, and on your prayer life.
Harold St. John
We live in a dark world, and Christ has given us the immense task of letting the light of Scripture shine in it. We live in a starving world, and our most important task is to feed the flock. But we chatter like geese about some unimportant details! What a shame.
Harold St. John
If we are ever satisfied with our church life, may God have mercy on us and burst the bubble, so that we become awake again to the realities of life. And if we are not satisfied with it, let us fall down before God and ask Him for a level path, 'for us, for our children, and for all our possessions' (Ezra 8:21).
Harold St. John
Only in Scripture do we find a clear, trustworthy account of the origin of the earth and of our own beginnings, a history of humanity written from the Creator's standpoint, and a final interpretation of the meaning and glory of life — and above all this we have in it a light that shines far into the future, enabling us both to look down into the lake of fire and to look upward and count the towers of the city of God.
Harold St. John
Sources: gospelhallaudio.org, christianhistoryinstitute.org, goodreads.com, brethrenhistory.org
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