Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations : Over 5,000 Quotations Arranged by Theme

by Manser, Martin H.

• ISBN13: 9780664222581
• ISBN10: 0664222587
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

Summary

This absorbing anthology includes famous and insightful sayings from all the major figures in Christian history, as well as from the Bible itself. Its simple alphabetical arrangement, along with its helpful index of key words, make it easy to find the right quotation for a particular need or occasion. This volume is an ideal companion for every stage of the spiritual journey.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	xiii
Ability	1	(1)
Acceptance	1	(1)
Action	2	(1)
Adam and Eve	3	(1)
Adoption	4	(1)
Adoration	4	(1)
Advent	5	(1)
Advice	5	(1)
Agnosticism and Atheism	6	(1)
Ambition	7	(1)
Angels	8	(1)
Anger	9	(1)
Animals	9	(1)
Antichrist	10	(1)
Anxiety	11	(1)
Art and Architecture	12	(1)
Atonement	13	(1)
Authority	13	(1)
Baptism	14	(1)
Beatitudes	15	(1)
Beauty	16	(1)
Belief	17	(1)
Bereavement	18	(6)
Bible
Authority of, Inspiration of, Interpretation of, Power and Influence of, Purpose of	19	(5)
Birth	24	(1)
Birthdays and Anniversaries	24	(1)
Bitterness	25	(1)
Blasphemy	25	(1)
Blessings	26	(1)
Body	27	(1)
Bondage	28	(1)
Caring	29	(1)
Celebration	30	(1)
Change	30	(1)
Character	31	(2)
Children	33	(1)
Choices	34	(1)
Christianity	35	(1)
Christ-likeness	36	(2)
Christmas	38	(6)
Church
Leaders of, Mission and Ministry of, Nature of, Unity of	39	(5)
Comfort	44	(1)
Commitment	45	(1)
Compassion	46	(1)
Conceit	47	(1)
Confession	47	(1)
Confidence	48	(1)
Conflict	49	(1)
Conscience	50	(1)
Contentment	51	(1)
Conversion	51	(1)
Conviction	52	(1)
Corruption	53	(1)
Courage	54	(1)
Covenant	54	(1)
Covetousness	55	(1)
Cowardice	56	(1)
Creation	57	(1)
Creeds	58	(1)
Cross	59	(2)
Cruelty	61	(1)
Darkness	61	(1)
Death	62	(2)
Debt	64	(1)
Deceit	65	(1)
Decisions	65	(1)
Demons	66	(1)
Depression	66	(1)
Desert	67	(2)
Desire	69	(1)
Despair	70	(1)
Destiny	70	(1)
Devil	71	(1)
Dignity	72	(1)
Diligence	73	(1)
Disability	73	(1)
Discipleship	74	(1)
Discipline	75	(2)
Discouragement	77	(1)
Dishonesty	77	(1)
Disobedience	78	(1)
Divorce	78	(1)
Doubt	79	(1)
Doxologies	80	(1)
Dreams	81	(1)
Drunkenness	82	(1)
Duty	83	(1)
Easter	84	(1)
Education	85	(2)
Election	87	(1)
Encouragement	88	(1)
Endurance	89	(1)
Enemies	89	(1)
Environment	90	(1)
Envy	91	(1)
Eternity	92	(1)
Eucharist	93	(2)
Evangelism	95	(2)
Evil	97	(1)
Exile	98	(1)
Experience	98	(1)
Failure	99	(1)
Faith	100	(3)
Faithfulness	103	(1)
Fall	103	(1)
Falling Away	104	(1)
Falsehood	105	(1)
Families	106	(1)
Fanaticism	106	(1)
Fasting	107	(1)
Fathers and Fatherhood	108	(1)
Fear	109	(1)
Fellowship	110	(1)
Food and Drink	111	(1)
Foolishness	112	(1)
Forgiveness	113	(1)
Free Will	114	(1)
Freedom	115	(1)
Friends	116	(2)
Fruitfulness	118	(1)
Futility	119	(1)
Future	119	(1)
Generosity	120	(1)
Gentleness	121	(1)
Gifts	121	(2)
Glory	123	(1)
Goals	124	(22)
God
All-Knowing, Anger of, Creator, Faithfulness of, Goodness of, Grace and Mercy of, Greatness of, Hiddenness of, Holiness of, Infiniteness of, Judgment of, Justice of, Love of, Mystery of, Name of, Personal Descriptions of, Presence of, Self-Existence of, Sovereignty of, Transcendence of, Trinity, Voice of, Will of, Wisdom of	125	(21)
Godlessness	146	(1)
Golden Rule	147	(1)
Good	147	(1)
Good Works	148	(1)
Gospel	149	(1)
Gossip	150	(1)
Government and Politics	151	(1)
Grace	152	(2)
Greed	154	(1)
Grief	154	(1)
Guidance	155	(1)
Guilt	156	(1)
Happiness	157	(2)
Harvest	159	(1)
Hatred	160	(1)
Healing	160	(2)
Health and Wholeness	162	(1)
Heart	163	(1)
Heaven	164	(2)
Hell	166	(1)
Heresy	167	(1)
Holiness	168	(7)
Holy Spirit
And Regeneration, And Sanctification, Guidance of, Indwelling of, Power of, Sin against, Witness of	169	(6)
Homes	175	(1)
Honesty	176	(1)
Hope	177	(1)
Hospitality	178	(1)
Human Nature	178	(1)
Human Rights	179	(1)
Humanity	180	(1)
Humility	181	(1)
Hunger and Thirst	182	(1)
Husbands and Wives	183	(1)
Hypocrisy	184	(1)
Idolatry	185	(1)
Ignorance	186	(1)
Illness	187	(1)
Imagination	187	(1)
Immortality	188	(2)
Injustice	190	(1)
Innocence	190	(1)
Integrity	191	(1)
Jealousy	192	(20)
Jesus Christ
Ascension of, Authority of, Birth of, Compassion of, Death of, Divinity of, Example of, Humanity of, Humility of, Incarnation, Kingship of, Love of, Messiah, Miracles of, Mission of, Perfection of, Prayers of, Priesthood of, Prophethood of, Resurrection of, Savior, Second Coming of, Teaching of	192	(20)
Journeys	212	(1)
Joy	213	(2)
Judging Others	215	(1)
Justice	216	(1)
Justification	217	(1)
Kindness	217	(1)
Kingdom of God	218	(2)
Knowing God	220	(1)
Knowledge	221	(2)
Last Judgment	223	(1)
Laughter	224	(1)
Law	225	(1)
Laziness	226	(1)
Leadership	227	(1)
Life	228	(2)
Light	230	(1)
Listening	231	(1)
Loneliness	232	(1)
Longing for God	233	(1)
Loss	234	(5)
Love
For God, For Others, For Self	234	(5)
Loyalty	239	(1)
Marriage	239	(2)
Martyrs and Martyrdom	241	(1)
Mary, the Mother of Jesus	242	(1)
Maturity	243	(1)
Meditation and Contemplation	244	(2)
Meekness	246	(1)
Men and Manhood	246	(1)
Mercy	247	(1)
Mind	248	(1)
Miracles	249	(1)
Modesty	250	(1)
Money	251	(1)
Monotony	252	(1)
Mothers and Motherhood	252	(1)
Motives	253	(1)
Music	254	(1)
Mystics and Mysticism	255	(1)
Nations and Nationhood	256	(1)
Neighbors	256	(2)
New Beginnings	258	(1)
New Birth	258	(1)
New Creation	259	(1)
Obedience	260	(2)
Occult	262	(1)
Old Age	262	(1)
Opportunity	263	(1)
Oppression	264	(1)
Ordination	265	(1)
Orthodoxy	266	(1)
Paradise	266	(1)
Parents and Parenthood	267	(1)
Past	268	(1)
Pastoral Care	269	(1)
Patience	270	(1)
Paul	271	(4)
Peace
Between People and Nations, Of Mind, With God	271	(4)
Pentecost	275	(1)
Perfection	275	(2)
Persecution	277	(1)
Perseverance	278	(1)
Pilgrimage	279	(1)
Pity	280	(1)
Pleasure	280	(1)
Possessions	281	(1)
Poverty	282	(1)
Power	283	(2)
Praise	285	(11)
Prayer
Adoration, Answers to, Attitudes in, Confession, Definitions of, Encouragements to, Hindrances to, Importance of, Intercession, Petition, Thanksgiving	286	(10)
Preaching	296	(2)
Predestination	298	(1)
Pride	299	(1)
Priests and Priesthood	300	(1)
Prisoners	300	(1)
Promises	301	(1)
Prophets and Prophecy	301	(1)
Protection	302	(1)
Providence	303	(1)
Punishment	304	(1)
Purity	305	(1)
Quiet and Stillness	306	(1)
Race and Racism	307	(1)
Reading	308	(1)
Reason	309	(1)
Rebellion	310	(1)
Reconciliation	310	(1)
Redemption	311	(1)
Rejection	312	(1)
Religions and Religion	312	(2)
Remembrance	314	(1)
Renewal	315	(1)
Repentance	315	(2)
Respect	317	(1)
Responsibility	317	(1)
Rest	318	(1)
Resurrection	319	(1)
Revelation	320	(1)
Revenge	321	(1)
Reverence	322	(1)
Revival	322	(2)
Reward	324	(1)
Right and Wrong	324	(1)
Righteousness	325	(1)
Risk	326	(1)
Rulers	327	(1)
Sabbath	328	(1)
Sacrifice	328	(2)
Sadness	330	(1)
Saints	330	(1)
Salvation	331	(1)
Seeking God	332	(1)
Self-Control	333	(1)
Self-Denial	334	(2)
Self-Examination	336	(1)
Self-Pity	337	(1)
Selfishness	337	(1)
Sermons	338	(1)
Seven Last Words	339	(1)
Sex and Sexuality	340	(1)
Shame	341	(1)
Silence	341	(2)
Simplicity	343	(2)
Sin
Avoidance of, Essence and Effects of	344	(1)
Sincerity	345	(1)
Sinful Nature	346	(1)
Singing	347	(1)
Single-Mindedness	348	(1)
Singleness	348	(1)
Sleep	349	(1)
Society	349	(2)
Solitude	351	(1)
Soul and Spirit	352	(1)
Speech	353	(1)
Spiritual Blindness	354	(1)
Spiritual Gifts	355	(1)
Spiritual Growth	356	(2)
Spiritual Warfare	358	(1)
Spirituality	359	(1)
Stewardship	360	(1)
Stress	361	(1)
Stubbornness	362	(1)
Study	362	(1)
Submission	363	(1)
Success	364	(1)
Suffering	365	(2)
Superstition	367	(1)
Sympathy	367	(1)
Teachers and Teaching	368	(1)
Tears	369	(1)
Temperance	370	(1)
Temptation	371	(1)
Ten Commandments	372	(1)
Thankfulness and Thanksgiving	373	(1)
Theology	374	(1)
Thoughts and Thinking	375	(1)
Time	376	(2)
Tiredness	378	(1)
Tolerance	379	(1)
Tradition	379	(1)
Trials	380	(1)
Trouble	381	(1)
Trust	382	(2)
Truth	384	(1)
Unbelief	385	(1)
Unbelievers	386	(1)
Understanding	386	(1)
Union with God	387	(1)
Unselfishness	388	(1)
Vanity	389	(1)
Victory	389	(1)
Violence	390	(1)
Virtues and Vices	391	(1)
Visions	392	(1)
Vocation	393	(1)
Vulnerability	394	(1)
Waiting	394	(1)
War and Warfare	395	(1)
Weakness	396	(1)
Wealth	397	(1)
Wisdom	398	(1)
Witness	399	(2)
Women and Womanhood	401	(1)
Word of God	402	(1)
Work	403	(1)
Worldliness	404	(1)
Worship	405	(2)
Youth	407	(1)
Zeal	408	(3)
Index of Biblical Sources	411	(20)
Index of Authors	431	(50)
Brief Notes on Authors	481