John R. Rice Quotes of the Week

 This is the richest meat of the Bible, the greatest fact in the Word of God, the sweetest note in the song of angels, the dearest hope of any sinner, the eternal rejoicing of the saints! Christ died for sinners. - John R. Rice

Guilty of treason! The self-wickedness, the rebellion of a heart that will not have God's way, will not have the right way! That is the trouble with every sinner in the world. You wicked rebel against the God who has given you every breath! You ingrate who does not thank the God who has given you every bite of food, who has kept your heart beating-- the One to whom you owe everything! You are a rebel, a spoiled brat who wants his own way! If you are not a Christian that is what is wrong with you. - John R. Rice

One of the first duties of a Christian is to set out day by day to be conscious of God's presence. I would seek it as I read in the Bible. I would open my heart for Him to speak to me. I would take every burden to the Lord. I would confess every known sin. I would draw nigh to God and find how He will draw nigh to you. Every day, "Seek ye the Lord." - John R. Rice

Back when my six daughters were at home, I told them again and again, "If you forget everything else, remember this that your dad said: if there ever comes a time of trouble or heartbreak or when you don't know what to do, call on the Lord." God hears prayer. He hears those in trouble. He hears the orphan. he hears the widow. he hears the oppressed. he hears the poor, the lame, and the blind. - John R. Rice

"Let the wicked forsake his way." That means, forsake your whole outlook. "And the unrighteous man his thoughts." Let the unrighteous man forsake his attitude of mind. Repentance is a translation in the Bible of a little Greek word, metanoia, meaning "a change of mind." It means this: A fellow says, "I was wrong to go away from God, so I will seek Him." He sees that sin is bad, hurtful, and so determines to turn his back on it. That means that I have no right to go on without repenting and so delay my salvation. Repentance is a change of mind - let us say, a change of heart attitude. And so, "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts." - John R. Rice

I do not mean that Peter intended to deny Jesus. No, he had made holy vows, and he meant to keep them. But when one consents to wrong company, then he has already sealed his lips against protest. A preacher may run with modernists, but may say, "They will put no strings on my message." No, he has already limited his own message when he seeks the association and fellowship of those who are enemies of Christ and the Bible. - John R. Rice

What is the basis of fellowship? Is it brotherly love and fellowship? Is it a denominational program? No! the only center of unity that Paul knew was the Word of God itself, the essentials of the Christian faith. There was no room for two doctrines about the atonement, no room for two plans of salvation, no room for differing opinions about the deity of Jesus Christ, the virgin birth, the bodily resurrection, His atoning death. No! If one should come among the Galatians preaching any other gospel, Paul fervently prayed, "Let him be accursed." - John R. Rice