A Dictionary of Burning Words

Six hundred pages of the sharpest lines from 'the literature of all ages,' filed by subject — built for orators, preachers and anyone who needs the perfect quotation.

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46 subjects in this part of Burning Words.

Cares

Cares: Anxious care rests upon a basis of heathen worldly-mindedness and of heathen misunderstanding of the character of God.

Character

Character: When the captain throws out his sheet-anchor, and the ship "rides at anchor," as it is called, there is a great strain on every…

Charity

Charity: Charity - gently to hear, kindly to judge.

Cheerfulness

Cheerfulness: Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyous, a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful…

Children

Children: Jesus was the first great teacher of men who showed a genu.. ine sympathy for childhood. When He said "Of such is the kingdom of…

Choice

Choice: You must make your choice whether to hold on to some thing which cannot save you, or let go, and fall into the hands of the Lord.

Christ

Christ: Jesus! How does the very word overflow with sweetness, and light, and love, and life; filling the air with odors, like precious…

Christ's Life and Ministry

Christ'S Life And Ministry: The incarnation of God is a necessity of human nature. If we really and truly have a Father, we must be able to…

Christ's Sufferings and Death

Christ'S Sufferings And Death: God's beloved Son, leaving the echoes of His cries upon the mountains and the traces of His weary feet upon…

Christ's Resurrection and Exaltation

Christ'S Resurrection And Exaltation: Twice had the sun gone down on the earth, and all as yet was quiet at the sepulchre; Death held his…

Christ the King

Christ The King: The hoary centuries are full of Him; the echoes of His sweet voice are heard to-day; His love has perfumed the past…

Christ the Leader

Christ The Leader: Up with the banner of your new Lord, Jehovah Jesus! Raise it in firm decision, with quiet earnestness and with humble…

Christ the Saviour

Christ The Saviour: We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God; who, by…

Christ the Advocate

Christ The Advocate: Never be afraid to bring the transcendent mysteries of our faith, Christ's life and death and resurrection, to the…

Christ the Guide

Christ The Guide: Be sure that Christ is not behind you, but before, calling and drawing you on. This is the liberty, the beautiful liberty…

Christ: Way, Truth, Light

Christ: Way, Truth, Light: Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide…

Christ the Prophet

Christ The Prophet: Let the Bible itself dwell in you- - Christ's own word in Christ's own tone - the truth as it was in Jesus - truth…

Christ's Love

Christ'S Love: No friend sympathizes so tenderly with his friend in affliction as does Jesus. "In all our afflictions, He is afflicted." He…

Christ's Fullness

Christ'S Fullness: All is loss that comes between us and Christ.

Christ's Presence

Christ'S Presence: There is not a moral evil which has not its infallible antidote, nor any moral virtue which has not its spring and…

Christ the Burden Bearer

Christ The Burden Bearer: Blessed are they who, in the calm moments of retirement, of worship, of prayer, of silent waiting, have found…

Christ the Refuge

Christ The Refuge: Brethren, whatever the temptation is, our safety is not in habits of virtue. It is not in sturdy resolution and strength…

Christ the Rock of Ages

Christ The Rock Of Ages: The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved.

Christ's Second Coming

Christ'S Second Coming: Now let us gather into one bouquet, from the King's garden, these seven fragrant flowers: Jesus the Son of God…

Christians

Christians: A Christian is a man in Christ. If any man be in Christ." A Christian is a man for Christ. "Glorify God in your body and spirit…

Christian Conflict

Christian Conflict: The path which leads to the mount of ascension does not lie among flowers; and he who travels it must climb the cold…

Christian Fellowship

Christian Fellowship: The same bond which unites believers to Christ binds them to each other. The love which is exercised towards the Head…

Christian Life

Christian Life: The Christian life is not knowing or hearing, but doing.

Christian Service

Christian Service: Life passes; work is permanent. It is all going - fleeting and withering. Youth goes. Mind decays. That which is done…

Christianity

Christianity: Christianity does not consist in a proud priesthood, a costly church, an imposing ritual, a fashionable throng, a pealing…

Christmas

Christmas: Christianity must live and triumph as a system of reform, because it goes to the roots of things, and, because, by so doing it…

Church

Church: God has made a covenant with His people, has given Himself for their portion, His Son for their price, His Spirit for their guide…

Coming To Christ

Coming To Christ: It is not to come in any particular way, or with any particular experience, but to arise and come to your Father, and say…

Confessing Christ

Confessing Christ: There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the…

Conscience

Conscience: Conscience is God's vicegerent in the soul.

Consecration

Consecration: Take me, O my Father, take me! Take me, save me, through Thy Son; That which Thou wouldst have me, make me, Let Thy will in…

Contempt

Contempt: The spirit of contempt is the true spirit of Antichrist; for no other is more directly opposed to Christ. -

Contentment

Contentment: Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty.

Controversy

Controversy: When men differ in any matter of belief, let them meet each other manfully.

Conversion

Conversion: Conversion is the act of joining our hands to the pierced hand of the crucified Saviour. The new life begins with the taking of…

Conviction

Conviction: No man ever truly believed, who was not first made sensible of unbelief. True conviction of sin - how difficult it is, when its…

Courage

Courage: My dear friend, venture to take the wind on your face for Christ.

Covetousness

Covetousness: Of covetousness, we may truly say that it makes both the Alpha and Omega in the devil's alphabet, and that it is the first…

Criticism

Criticism: Grant me patience, just Heaven! Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be…

Cross Bearing

Cross Bearing: Taking up one's cross, my dear, means simply that you are to go the road which you see to be the straight one; carrying…

Cross Of Christ

Cross Of Christ: In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head…

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