John Bunyan Quotes

Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.

Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours.

Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.

One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.

To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.

To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.

To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.

An idle man's brain is the devil's workshop.

In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.

You have chosen the roughest road, but it leads straight to the hilltops.

Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.

His love is what makes us live, love, sing, and praise forever.

Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.

The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.

It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there.

Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

The best prayers have often more groans than words.

He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.

He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.

Humility is the light of understanding.

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end

Hope is never ill when faith is well.

I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won't do whatever they want, they'll do whatever He wants.

Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.

No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.