Jim Boice had
all the academic credentials a person could ever want to go to the top of the
ladder in the academic world, but that was not his
call. His call was to be a pastor. For over thirty years he broke open the Word
of God in his preaching, in his teaching, and in his writings. Fidelity to Scripture is what drove him, and
a more courageous Christian I have never met.
Feed My Sheep, ed. Don Kistler,
Soli Deo Gloria Ministries, 2002, p. 137.
Apart from
faith in Christ, there is no explanation for such a life.
Written on the epitaph of William Borden's
grave
Everywhere he
stepped Scotland shook. Whenever he
opened his mouth a spiritual force swept in every direction. Thousands followed him to the feet of Christ.
Quoted in: John MacArthur, 1 Corinthians, 1985,
p. 120
[As his teacher,
Mr. Edward Kimball said of D.L. Moody:] I can truly say, and in saying it I
magnify the infinite grace of God as bestowed upon him, that I have seen few
persons whose minds were spiritually darker than was his when he came into my
Sunday School class; and I think that the committee of the Mount Vernon Church
seldom met an applicant for membership more unlikely ever to become a Christian
of clear and decided views of Gospel truth, still less to fill any extended
sphere of public usefulness.
M.
Laird Simons
Holding the Fort, Henry Bill
Publishing, 1877.
Mr. Muller began this work in such a manner that aid
could not be expected from anyone but God. He did not, of course, expect God to
create gold and silver and put them into his hands. He knew that God could
incline the hearts of men to aid him, and he believed that if the work was of
Him, He would meet every need. Thus, in childlike simplicity, he looked to God,
and all that he needed was furnished as punctually as if he were a millionaire
drawing regularly on his bank account.
Author
Unknown
The Autobiography of George Muller, 1984, p.
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permission of the publisher. Whitaker House books are available at Christian
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When he preached, he would read a whole chapter or part
of one and then proceed to draw out rich treasures that made it worth crossing
the ocean to hear. His method of preaching caused the members of his
congregation to become mighty in the Scriptures. They were better qualified to
guide inquiring souls to Christ than many young ministers who had spent three
years in a theological seminary.
Author
Unknown
The Autobiography of George Muller, 1984, p.
7. All quotations taken from books published by Whitaker House are used with
permission of the publisher. Whitaker House books are available at Christian
bookstores everywhere.
The character
of John Wesley stands beyond all imputation for self-sacrifice, zeal, holiness,
and communion with God; he lived far above the ordinary level of common
Christians, and was one “of whom the world was not worthy.”
Sermon, A Defense of
Calvinism.