Alistair Begg Quotes

United Kingdom, Pastor
1952

Alistair Begg is the Senior Pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church (located in Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has had since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States. He is also the author of several books, and has played one small role as a film actor.

When we turn luxuries into necessities, we jeopardize our ability for contentedness.

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You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ.

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- Friend
- Christ
- Points

We're to love our children for who they are, not for what we want them to become.

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- Children
- Love
- They Are
Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.

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- Help
- Prayer
- Total
When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave.

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- Grace
- Rule
- Leave
We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God.

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- God
- Suffering
- Presence
The great need is for us to be taught theologically, not just stirred emotionally.

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Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life.

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I only need a mirror to see a sinner.

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- See
- Mirror
- Sinner
It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.

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- God
- Forgiveness
- Fact
The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.

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- To Be
- Deserves
- Preaching
It is in getting to know my Bible that I get to know Jesus.

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- Know
- Jesus
- Bible