A Dictionary of Burning Words

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Quotes by Robert McCheyne

10 quotations from Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), with the subject each one is filed under.

One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams.— filed under Bible
When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.— filed under Bible
When I stand before the throne, Dressed in beauty not my own, When I see Thee as Thou art, Love Thee with unsinning heart, Then, Lord, shall I fully know - Not till then - how much I owe.— filed under Christ's Love
The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved.— filed under Christ the Rock of Ages
When a man goes thirsty to the well, his thirst is not allayed by merely going there. On the contrary, it is increased by every step he goes. It is by what he draws out of the well that his thirst is satisfied. And just so it is not by the mere bodily exercise of waiting upon ordinances that you will ever come to peace, but by tasting of Jesus in the ordinances, whose flesh is meat indeed, and His blood drink indeed.— filed under Coming To Christ
There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the sweetness of the cross of Christ, you will be constrained to confess Christ before men.— filed under Confessing Christ
When this passing world is done, When has sunk yon, glowing sun, When we stand with Christ in glory, Looking o'er life's finished story, Then, Lord, shall I fully know - Not till then - how much I owe.— filed under Heaven
Break my hard heart, Jesus my Lord; In the inmost part Hide Thy sweet word.— filed under Penitence
We must not close with Christ because we feel Him, but because God has said it, and we must take God's word even in the dark.— filed under Trust In Christ
Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are only a branch. And it is only while you abide in Christ, as the branch in the vine, that you will flourish or even live.— filed under Union To Christ
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