Quote

Oh let us continually keep faith in exercise, till it be entirely swallowed up in the boundless ocean of beatific vision.

George Whitefield

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

George Whitefield
Age: 55 †
Born: 1714
Born: December 16
Died: 1770
Died: September 30
Minister
Preacher
Sermon
Slaveholder
Theologian
Writer
George Whitfield
Doctor Squintum
Blessing
Ocean
Beatific
Exercise
Chastisement
Vision
Swallowed
Faith
Boundless
Christian
Continually
Keep
Entirely
Till

More quotes by George Whitefield

Image
To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.
George Whitefield
Image
I was honored today with having a few stones, dirt, rotten eggs, and pieces of dead cat thrown at me
George Whitefield
Image
Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.
George Whitefield
Image
We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts
George Whitefield
Image
God is well pleased when all our actions proceed from love, love to Himself, and love to immortal souls.
George Whitefield
Image
I would rather wear out than rust out.
George Whitefield
Image
Ministers never write or preach so well as when under the cross.
George Whitefield
Image
You may have orthodox heads, and yet you may have the devil in your hearts.
George Whitefield
Image
God forbid that I should travel with anybody a quarter of an hour without speaking of Christ to them.
George Whitefield
Image
The fall of man is written in too legible characters not to be understood: Those that deny it, by their denying, prove it.
George Whitefield
Image
The Lord Jesus sits in heaven, ruling over all, and causing all things to work for his children's good.
George Whitefield
Image
Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, even persecutors, the worst of sinners: his righteousness is sufficient for them his Spirit is able to purify and change their hearts.
George Whitefield
Image
Man is nothing he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him and you dishonour God by denying election. You plainly make salvation depend, not on God's 'free grace' but on Man's 'free will.'
George Whitefield
Image
The Christian world is in a deep sleep nothing but a loud shout can awaken them out of it!
George Whitefield
Image
And now let me address all of you, high and low, rich and poor, one with another, to accept of mercy and grace while it is offered to you Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation and will you not accept it, now it is offered unto you?
George Whitefield
Image
All I can say is I look for perpetual conflicts and struggles in this life, and I hope for no other peace, only a cross, while on this side of eternity.
George Whitefield
Image
Know, by sad experience, what it is to be lulled to sleep with a false peace. Long was I lulled asleep long did I think myself a Christian, when I knew nothing of the Lord Jesus Christ.
George Whitefield
Image
The reason why congregations have been so dead is, because they had dead men preaching to them. O that the Lord may quicken and revive them! How can dead men beget living children?
George Whitefield
Image
Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing.
George Whitefield
Image
Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding, but, by persuasive, pathetic address, endeavour to move the affections and warm the heart.
George Whitefield