Albert Benjamin Simpson Quotes
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Have we forgotten that there is a Holy Ghost, that we must insist upon walking on crutches when we might fly?
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The sanctified body is one whose hands are clean. The stain of dishonesty is not on them, the withering blight of ill-gotten gain has not blistered them, the mark of violence is not found upon them. They have been separated from every occupation that could displease God or injure a fellow-man.
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We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever.
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Be brave. Cowards always get hurt. Brave men generally come out unharmed.
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One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness.
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God is preparing his heroes; and when the opportunity comes, he can fit them into their places in a moment, and the world will wonder where they came from.
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I would rather play with forked lightning, or take in my hand living wires with their fiery current, than to speak a reckless word against any servant of Christ, or idly repeat the slanderous darts which thousands of Christians are hurling on others, to the hurt of their own souls and bodies.
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When I cannot understand my Father's leading, And it seems to be but hard and cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading, God is working, God is faithful-Only wait.
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One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling.
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Christ rises above all things.
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A divided heart loses both worlds.
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Temptation exercises our faith and teaches us to pray.
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If God's Word is not absolutely and completely true, it is too weak a cable to fix our anchorage and guarantee our eternal peace.
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God’s jewels are often sent us in rough packages and by dark liveried servants, but within we find the very treasures of the King’s palace and the Bridegroom’s Love.
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Before we can speak God's message, we must learn to listen. The opened ear comes before the opened mouth.
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Beloved, have you ever thought that someday you will not have anything to try you, or anyone to vex you again? There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now.
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Prayer is the ascending vapor which supplies The showers of blessing, and the stream that flows Through earth's dry places, till on every side "The wilderness shall blossom as the rose.
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Unless I am sure I am doing more at home to send the gospel abroad than I can do abroad, I am bound to go.
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It is not the part of faith to question, but to obey.
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The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.
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As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol.
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Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.
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Aggressive Christianity is the world's greatest need.
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The Holy Spirit is just as truly in us when He makes no sign as when the fountains of joy are overflowing, or the waters of peace are softly refreshing our weary and troubled heart.