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Those who love the Gospel will love to be stirred by its truth all over again. By Alistair Begg Gospel Love Stirred Truth

Singleness and marriage are both evidences of God's grace that are to be experienced and sustained purely by the strength which God supplies. By Alistair Begg God Singleness Supplies Marriage Evidences

Question 1: What is the chief end of man? This most basic question confronts each of us. Why am I here? What is the reason for my existence? What is the purpose of my life? The catechism on the basis of 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Psalm 73:25 provides the familiar answer. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. By Alistair Begg Question Chief End Man Corinthians

Let us remember the loving-kindness of the Lord and rehearse His deeds of grace. Let us open the volume of recollection, which is so richly illuminated with memories of His mercy, and we will soon be happy. By Alistair Begg Lord Grace Remember Lovingkindness Rehearse

If the most important thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother sacrificially, then the most important thing a mother can do for her children is to respect their father. By Alistair Begg Important Thing Children Sacrificially Father

The Christian will be sure to make enemies. It will be one of his objects to make none; but if doing what is right and believing what is true should cause him to lose every earthly friend, he will regard it as a small loss, since his great Friend in heaven will be even more friendly and will reveal Himself to him more graciously than ever. By Alistair Begg Christian Make Enemies Friend Loss

Once people stop believing in the God of the Bible, they don't believe in nothingthey begin to believe in anything. By Alistair Begg Bible God People Stop Believing

There are no freelance Christians; there is no solo-flying to heaven. By Alistair Begg Christians Heaven Freelance Soloflying

Ladies, [motherhood] is a full-time job. Do not kid yourself that you can be a dental receptionist and a mother; that you can be a typist and a mom; that you can be a Vice President and a mom. One of the two things will win. Now look at your Bible and ask what you have to do. By Alistair Begg Ladies Motherhood Mom Job Fulltime

To risk reputation and affection for the truth's sake is so demanding that to do it constantly you will need a degree of moral principle that only the Spirit of God can work in you. Do not turn your back like a coward, but play the man. Follow boldly in your Master's steps, for He has made this rough journey before you. Better a brief warfare and eternal rest than false peace and everlasting torment. By Alistair Begg Spirit God Risk Reputation Affection

It is in our forgiveness of other people's sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God. By Alistair Begg God Forgiveness People Sins Reveal

Our words and our works are evidence that our profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is true. By Alistair Begg Lord Jesus Christ True Words

Love reacts with goodness towards those who ill-treat it. By Alistair Begg Love Reacts Goodness Illtreat

When we turn luxuries into necessities, we jeopardize our ability for contentedness. By Alistair Begg Necessities Contentedness Turn Luxuries Jeopardize

I am fat and flabby and that Dr. J. I. Packer is right when he says, "Here then is the root cause of our moral flabbiness; we have neglected God's Law."3 By Alistair Begg Law Packer God Flabbiness Fat

There's a way to preach the Bible unbiblically ... You can use the Bible as the springboard for all kinds of ideas, can't you? Look around in here and find something that fits your fancy and then launch a rocket off it. People say, 'That was amazing, wasn't it? Remarkable what he got out of that.' Well of course it is because he put it in before he got it out. By Alistair Begg Bible Unbiblically Preach Ideas Springboard

Refusal to forgive reveals we have minimized our offense against God and we have maximized a brother's offense against us. By Alistair Begg God Offense Refusal Forgive Reveals

It's all about God. May He forgive us for every time we start to think it's actually all about us. By Alistair Begg God Forgive Time Start

There is an old joke that went around- it goes, in the beginning God made man in His own image, and since the fall, man has been seeking to return the compliment. By Alistair Begg God Man Image Fall Compliment

The grace of God reaches to the furthest extent to those who are prepared to acknowledge their need. By Alistair Begg God Grace Reaches Furthest Extent

Despite the obvious emphasis of Scripture (in regard to suffering), we are bombarded by suggestions that the 'successful' Christian living takes place in the realm of constant victory, health, wholeness, and financial prosperity. In response to this we are not to pretend that suffering doesn't exist or that it might be instantly cured. Such notions are the product of empty heads and closed Bibles. By Alistair Begg Scripture Christian Successful Health Wholeness

This is no time for wimpy Christians. It's time for soldiers of Christ to arise! By Alistair Begg Christians Time Wimpy Christ Arise

The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up what's closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed. By Alistair Begg Bible Closed Obscure Packed Task

We as [churches] may be lampstands, but all of the light is Christ Himself. We exist in order that He might shine through us. By Alistair Begg Churches Christ Lampstands Light Exist

Withhold no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know and declare what you have seen. Do not allow the toil or darkness or possible unbelief of your friends to dissuade you. Let us rise and march to the place of duty, and there declare what great things God has shown to our soul. By Alistair Begg Withhold Truth Declare Part Precious

Singleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we've been given. By Alistair Begg Singleness Marriage Gift Gifts Misuse

The death of Jesus is the pivotal event of human history and everything needs to be understood in light of that. By Alistair Begg Jesus Death Pivotal Event Human

Death for the Christian is to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and waking up and finding out that you're home. By Alistair Begg Christian Jesus Death Home Fall

Many of us are tempted to find the key in doing, but the answer is actually found in being. It is vital that we are routinely humbled by the reminder that Christian life is grounded, not in what we can do, but what has been done for us and what we need done to us. By Alistair Begg Tempted Find Key Answer Found

We have taken the latter course as a culture. So there is mass confusion todayeven in the evangelical churchover whether the Bible is true and over how far we should go in obeying it. By Alistair Begg Culture Bible Mass Confusion Todayeven

The Creator of the universe knows me. By Alistair Begg Creator Universe

The protestant martyrs and their monuments testify to the fact that they died, not on account of ecclesial differences, but because the issue was the way of salvation. By Alistair Begg Died Differences Salvation Protestant Martyrs

Marriage, we learn, is supposed to be a model of Christ's love for the church. It is to be based not upon lust, but upon honor and holiness (Ephesians 5). By Alistair Begg Marriage Christ Ephesians Learn Church

Consider how Jesus came from a position of glory and consistently reached out to the lowly. By Alistair Begg Jesus Lowly Position Glory Consistently

When a man or woman is born again by the Spirit of God they will give evidence of it in part by striving to live a holy life. By Alistair Begg Spirit God Life Man Woman

There are times in our Christian life when we cannot see beyond the next step and we have to trust God. By Alistair Begg God Christian Times Life Step

The story line of the Bible is the story line of God taking the initiative in seeking out a people who are His very own. By Alistair Begg Story Line Bible God Taking

The same Holy Spirit who implants faith within a life implants the boldness to verbalize that faith. By Alistair Begg Holy Spirit Implants Faith Life

It is a sin when I place myself deliberately in the place of temptation ... either because I enjoy the prospect or because I'm not determined enough in my desire to overcome it. By Alistair Begg Place Temptation Sin Deliberately Enjoy

Father, write Your Word in our heart; make us men and women who understand Your truth. By Alistair Begg Father Word Write Heart Make

Only when we are captured by an overwhelming sense of awe and reverence in the presence of God, will we begin to worship God in spirit and in truth. By Alistair Begg God Truth Captured Overwhelming Sense

I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through Jesus Christ I'm more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. By Alistair Begg Jesus Christ Believed Hope Weaker

Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total. By Alistair Begg God Prayer Total Acknowledgment Partial

Would anyone choose Hell over Heaven? YES! Why? Pride. They don't want to go in the only way you can go in, on your knees. They don't want to admit they are a failure, that their life is a mess. By Alistair Begg Heaven Hell Choose Pride Knees

Unless the Bible is first taught to our own hearts, then we have no basis from which to teach it to others at all. By Alistair Begg Bible Hearts Taught Basis Teach

Holy Spirit, take the Word of truth as we find it in the Scriptures and bring it home to our lives. By Alistair Begg Spirit Word Scriptures Holy Lives

The glory does not lie in our inadequacy, but lies in the adequacy of Christ discovered in our weakness and in our insufficiency. By Alistair Begg Christ Inadequacy Insufficiency Lie Lies

Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist. By Alistair Begg Hold Fist Material Goods Wealth

We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God. By Alistair Begg God Confident Pain Suffering Presence

It is impossible to serve God without serving one another. By Alistair Begg God Impossible Serve Serving

To expose our minds constantly to ungodly thinking is a great danger. By Alistair Begg Danger Expose Minds Constantly Ungodly

If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic. By Alistair Begg Covetousness Contentment Learn Hebrews 135

The return of Jesus will be personal, physical, visible and glorious. By Alistair Begg Physical Jesus Personal Visible Glorious

Sincere love is not as a result of emotional surges - it's a result of obedience to the Truth. By Alistair Begg Truth Result Sincere Surges Love

Children should be able to see the Gospel modeled in the way their father loves their mother with a sacrificial love ... By Alistair Begg Gospel Children Modeled Father Mother

If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you. By Alistair Begg Judgment Live Manner Stand Test

The Bible is one book, written by one Author, with one subject: Jesus Christ and the salvation God ... provides through Him. By Alistair Begg Author Jesus God Bible Christ

Regular expository preaching of the Bible is the staple diet of a healthy church. By Alistair Begg Bible Regular Church Expository Preaching

The wisdom of God is vaster than the wisdom of man. Failure to pay attention to it will have ramifications. By Alistair Begg Wisdom God Man Vaster Failure

Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise. By Alistair Begg God Word Preachers Today Distort

What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them! By Alistair Begg God People Picks Grants Faith

At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart's love upon people like us. By Alistair Begg Clay Animated Dust Sinners Viewed

We mustn't allow our circumstances and disappointments to become the excuse for the choices we make in life. God is greater than all of that, and He can bring beauty out of ashes. Our trials come, Augustine said, to prove us and to improve us. By Alistair Begg Life Circumstances Disappointments Excuse Choices

The ultimate fulfillment of God's mercy in Jesus is not something that is supplied in time to correct a default in the system, but is something that is planned from all of eternity. By Alistair Begg God Jesus System Eternity Ultimate

When we become captive to the Word of God, then we discover true freedom. By Alistair Begg God Word Freedom Captive Discover

I listen to some of you guys out there, hyper-reformed boys, you're concerned if you preach the gospel to the wrong person, the wrong person might get saved. So you don't want to preach it too good, 'well wait a minute, I don't think you should've been getting saved, I'm not sure you're in the group.' What do you mean in the group! If you breath you're in the group! If you have ears to hear you're in the group! And if you choose not to respond it's your own fault, not God's. By Alistair Begg Group Wrong Person Saved Preach

If truth were told, most of us spend longer each day on personal cleanliness than on practical godliness. By Alistair Begg Told Godliness Truth Spend Longer

Jesus did not come to live as an example of how to die as a martyr, but as a substitute, taking the place that we deserve in order that we might enjoy what we don't deserve. This is good news. Let us tell all our friends! By Alistair Begg Deserve Jesus Martyr Substitute Taking

If you want to be a wise person, you need a Bible. By Alistair Begg Bible Person Wise

We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected. By Alistair Begg Scriptures Christ Find Testament Gospels

Living at peace with everyone ... is not an option, it's an obligation. By Alistair Begg Living Option Obligation Peace

Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness. By Alistair Begg Endurance Fitness Key Indicator Spiritual

We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity. By Alistair Begg Realm Passivity Activity Brought Faith

Gods law has been written on all of our consciences, but only in Christ is it written on our hearts. By Alistair Begg Christ Written Gods Consciences Hearts

If we do not roll up our sleeves to the task of the Gospel in our days, then we will amount to virtually nothing for God. By Alistair Begg God Gospel Days Roll Sleeves

A Christian way of thinking is not just thinking Christian thoughts, singing Christian songs, reading Christian books, going to Christian schools; it is learning to think about the whole spectrum of life from the perspective of a mind that has been trained in truth. By Alistair Begg Christian Thinking Thoughts Singing Songs

You need to be in a church where the pastors are urging you, not so much to listen to what they say as to turn to the Bible from which they teach. By Alistair Begg Bible Teach Church Pastors Urging

The callings of God never leave you where they find you. By Alistair Begg God Callings Leave Find

A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as thisnot a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit. By Alistair Begg Biblecentered Church Good Spirit Holy

Human mercy is proof of having received divine mercy. By Alistair Begg Human Mercy Proof Received Divine

The providence of God does not relieve us of our human responsibility: it doesn't call for inactivity, it calls for activity. By Alistair Begg God Responsibility Inactivity Activity Providence

We lose our way around the Bible when we take our eyes off the Cross. By Alistair Begg Cross Bible Lose Eyes

The foolishness of the cross is the wisdom of God and the wisdom of God is powerful in its impact. By Alistair Begg God Wisdom Impact Foolishness Cross

Our gracious God, we need the ministry of the Spirit of God within our lives so that Your Word may take root within us. By Alistair Begg God Spirit Word Gracious Ministry

As a result of grace, we have been saved from sin's penalty. One day we will be saved from sin's presence. In the meantime we are being saved from sin's power. By Alistair Begg Saved Sin Grace Penalty Result

What's descriptive isn't necessarily prescriptive. By Alistair Begg Prescriptive Descriptive Necessarily

It is imperative that those who name the name of Christ would be instructed in the truth of Scripture. By Alistair Begg Scripture Christ Imperative Instructed Truth

The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be. By Alistair Begg Reason Preaching Today Deserves

You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ. By Alistair Begg Christ Friend Points

The Bible is one story that unfolds in one book, by one author, about one subject. A story that moves from promise to fulfillment. By Alistair Begg Bible Book Author Subject Story

I once was absolutely useless, and God in His grace has made me useful. By Alistair Begg God Useless Absolutely Grace Made

The mercy of God is an all-embracing mercy and it breaks down the barriers that man erects. By Alistair Begg God Erects Mercy Allembracing Breaks

Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life. By Alistair Begg Life Difficulties Christianity Escape Face

It is our response to temptation that leads us down the path of righteousness or into the dead end of disobedience. By Alistair Begg Disobedience Response Temptation Leads Path

I do not come to God so that Jesus can give me what I want. But I must come to God so that Jesus will grant me what I need. By Alistair Begg God Jesus Give Grant

Our relationship with God will never be right as long as our relationship with others is wrong. By Alistair Begg Relationship God Wrong Long

You don't know who you are until you know God and you don't know how to live until you've settled the question of how to die. By Alistair Begg God Die Live Settled Question

"The best of men are just men at best. By Alistair Begg Men

God's plan for moving people from the broad road to the narrow road involves you. By Alistair Begg God Road Plan Moving People

If [the devil has] brought you down, make sure that with Christ's enabling you stand back up. By Alistair Begg Christ Brought Make Devil Enabling

We should not seek to confirm God's will by the absence of adversity. By Alistair Begg God Adversity Seek Confirm Absence

When my children hear godliness out of my mouth and they see wickedness in my life, then I point them to heaven and I lead them to hell. By Alistair Begg Life Hell Children Hear Godliness

I only need a mirror to see a sinner. By Alistair Begg Sinner Mirror

We Christians are secure, realizing that even our failures and our sins are under His control. By Alistair Begg Christians Secure Realizing Control Failures

When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave. By Alistair Begg Begins Rule Leave Grace Preoccupation

There is no one insignificant in the purposes of God. By Alistair Begg God Insignificant Purposes

We must be willing to say what the Bible says. By Alistair Begg Bible

It is in the context ... of the body in Christ that we understand who we are and where we fit. By Alistair Begg Christ Context Fit Body Understand

If our Christianity doesn't work at home, it doesn't work. By Alistair Begg Christianity Work Home

If the law does not lead us to Christ and redemption, it will lead us to despair. By Alistair Begg Christ Lead Redemption Despair Law

May the spirit of Christ so fill us afresh that we might in turn be a refreshment and an encouragement to one another. By Alistair Begg Christ Spirit Fill Afresh Turn

Prayer is the means that God has ordained for the supply of grace that is necessary to be joyful in hope. By Alistair Begg God Prayer Hope Ordained Supply

How do I know that I am in Christ? Because of my trusting, costly obedience to the Word. By Alistair Begg Christ Word Trusting Costly Obedience

It's our Christian duty to offer spiritual worship to God that engages our minds, stirs our hearts & flows from our lips By Alistair Begg Christian God Minds Stirs Hearts

The Church is where it is today because it has decided that the advertising agents know better than the Holy Spirit of God. By Alistair Begg God Church Holy Spirit Today

I know that a man is converted when he starts to sing By Alistair Begg Sing Man Converted Starts

The authority of God is behind the establishing of human authority. By Alistair Begg God Authority Establishing Human

Undefined Christianity is not a problem in our generation. It is defined Christianity that brings the rub. By Alistair Begg Christianity Undefined Generation Problem Rub

The fact that we have to discuss reality as though there were no reality is an indication of the confusion of our times. By Alistair Begg Times Reality Fact Discuss Indication

The great need is for us to be taught theologically, not just stirred emotionally. By Alistair Begg Theologically Emotionally Great Taught Stirred

It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian. By Alistair Begg Christian Bible Make

Father, look upon us in Your goodness and kindness, we pray as a church. Help us to love each other. By Alistair Begg Father Kindness Church Goodness Pray

The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things. By Alistair Begg Things Main Plain

We can do more than pray, after we have prayed, but not until. By Alistair Begg Pray Prayed

As I am humbled by my difficulties, so I am strengthened by God's grace. By Alistair Begg God Difficulties Grace Humbled Strengthened

It is in getting to know my Bible that I get to know Jesus. By Alistair Begg Jesus Bible

We're to love our children for who they are, not for what we want them to become. By Alistair Begg Love Children

The preacher's task is to declare what God has said, explain the meaning, and establish the implications so that no one will mistake its relevance. By Alistair Begg God Explain Meaning Relevance Preacher

I never met a hopeful Christian who didn't read their Bible. By Alistair Begg Bible Christian Met Hopeful Read

God is not counting our sins against us because He is counting our sins against Christ. By Alistair Begg Christ Sins Counting God

When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed. By Alistair Begg Wealth Man Worldly Poor

The Bible comes both to warn and to encourage and always to turn us again to the Lord Jesus Christ. By Alistair Begg Christ Bible Lord Jesus Warn

Christ, because of who He is, can look death in the face. By Alistair Begg Christ Face Death

God's concern is for His name, His glory, His people, His unfolding eternal purpose and for His Kingdom. By Alistair Begg Kingdom God Glory People Concern

We must think ourselves empty when coming to the text of scripture and read ourselves full. By Alistair Begg Full Empty Coming Text Scripture

The pathway to lasting honor is to honor Christ. By Alistair Begg Christ Honor Pathway Lasting

There is a kind of life that leads to death. There is a kind of death that leads to life. By Alistair Begg Kind Leads Life Death

Even the most casual events are connected to God's purpose for His people from all eternity. By Alistair Begg God Eternity Casual Events Connected

Father, help us to rest our heads on the soft pillow of Your providence. By Alistair Begg Father Providence Rest Heads Soft

People may not be impressed by our theological grasp, but they may be impressed by our expressions of practical godliness. By Alistair Begg Impressed People Grasp Godliness Theological

It is not our believing of the Gospel that makes it true. It exists as independent, true Truth. By Alistair Begg Gospel True Believing Makes Truth

Father, we long for the clarity of Your truth to dawn upon our minds and for the immensity of Your love to grip our hearts. By Alistair Begg Father Hearts Long Clarity Truth

We mustn't say more than we should, but we mustn't say less than we must. By Alistair Begg

Do you want to lead, or do you want to be liked? By Alistair Begg Lead

How immense God is, that He is able to sweep into His purposes even foolish requests and bad motivations. By Alistair Begg God Motivations Immense Sweep Purposes