“True Christians recognize and understand that God is using everything that occurs in their lives for their good (Romans 8:28). Nothing happens outside the providence of Him. Therefore, if that which appears to be evil closes in upon us, if we are threatened with the loss of material possessions, the loss of freedom by being cast into jail, or even the loss of life, we can still praise the Lord and worship Him as King of kings and Lord of lords. The prophet Habakkuk said it well: “Though the fig tree should not blossom and there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation” (Habakkuk 3:17-18).”
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“I wear my heart on my sleeve and those who know me, know I cannot feign happiness when I'm swallowed with sadness”
“where Paul says that "it is goodness of God that leads us to repentance." shows us that no supposed repentance is on sure ground unless it begins with a quickened apprehension of that goodness that alone disarms pride and melts the heart. It is the 'pre-revelation' of that goodness that enables true repentance and faith”
“God’s glories can be seen by children, but we adults need to be touched by God to see the truth.”
“Social Gospel – Power to change… the reason for changing is to be a better person is totally wrong – it is self-focused. There are only two consciences – Self or God. We are to be in Christ image… While Christians are to be loving and generous to all people, they are never told to attempt to remedy the consequences of the sin of unbelieving humanity through social action.”
“Will Comes From Sure Knowledge”
“No problems but that of the state of the church here. It is dismembered and broke as it is that I found it in Argentina. God is deeply grieved and any spirit filled Christian will be grieving with Him. If I were in difficulties, my interpretation of this, is as we walk through our painful experiences, we should not ask or seek to deliver ourselves out of painful circumstances, but rather, wait on God for His instruction of what we are to do, even if His answer is, "Hang on to this cross until you are dead." - brother Lawerence”
“Walk by faith, not by sight. For we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.”
“There was a time when I hesitated to give forth this prophecy because of the great number of the doomsday prophets. However, beloved, be very careful about what you often hear. Just read what the Scriptures say. Not all that the prophets say is from God. The Word of God has something to say about the true prophets and also about the false prophets; those things have not changed. What I see in the prophetic eye is that there will be a period of time coming of unparalleled financial prosperity beyond anything that has been seen for years and then a period of unparalleled moral degradation of evil and wickedness on a scale unheard of in the generation to come. Then I see a period of unparalleled revival blessing, simultaneously at that same period.”
“"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."”
“HIS TREASURED POSSESSION - CAREFULLY observe them all with All your heart + with All your soul. You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in his ways, that you will keep his commands and that you will obey him. AND the Lord has declared THIS DAY that you are his people.”
“When Christianity was born, it was the only religion on the planet that had no sacred objects, no sacred persons, and no sacred spaces.’8 Although surrounded by Jewish synagogues and pagan temples, the early Christians were the only religious people on earth who did not erect sacred buildings for their worship.19 The Christian faith was born in homes, out in courtyards, and along roadsides.20.” — Frank Viola”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.””
“The reason why the body of Christ has such little impact today is because we have lost the titanic, earth-shaking gospel of the kingdom. ~ Frank Viola”
“Christians are the most easily offended people in the world, where they should be the least. ~ Frank Viola FV. FRANKVIOLA.ORG”
“In an ugly and unhappy world the richest man can purchase nothing but ugliness and unhappiness”
“"It takes two to speak the truth—one to speak, and another to hear.”
“Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.”
“Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.”
“True love requires justice and righteousness. He has shown you, O man,what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?”
“I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize that He is able to carry out His for me. It does not matter where He places me, or how. That is for Him to consider, not me; For the easiest positions He will give me grace, and in the most difficult ones,His grace is sufficient”
“All God’s giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they believed that God would be with them.”
“Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit’s power might be manifested? We give too much attention to method and machinery and resources, and too little to the source of power.”
“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.”