Recently, I have been reading a lot of John Newton’s works and truly it is a blessing to see a man with a burning passion for the glory of God. Here are some quotes from him:
“Jesus is mine! I’m now prepared to meet with what I thought most hard; Yes, let the winds of trouble blow, And comforts melt away like snow; No blasted trees, or failing crops, Can hinder my eternal hopes; Though creatures change, the LORD’S the same, Then let me triumph in his name.” - John Newton
"O wondrous love! to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead Thy gracious Name." - John Newton
“From hence we may observe, that believers who have most knowledge, are not therefore necessarily the most spiritual. Some may and do walk more honorably and more comfortably with two talents, than others with five. He who experimentally knows his own weakness, and depends simply upon the Lord, will surely thrive, though his acquired attainments and abilities may be but small; and he who has the greatest gifts, the clearest judgement, and the most extensive knowledge, if he indulges high thoughts of his advantages, is in imminent danger of mistaking, and falling at every step; for the Lord will suffer none whom he loves to boast in themselves. He will guide the meek with his eyes, and fill the hungry with good things; but the rich he sendeth empty away. It is an invariable maxim in his kingdom, that whosoever exalteth himself, shall be abased; but he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.” – John Newton, More Than A Calvinist.
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He who experimentally knows his own weakness, and depends simply upon the Lord, will surely thrive, though his acquired attainments and abilities may be but small
Absolutely.
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