Author: Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Quotes

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

But there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your own capacities instead of your work, of putting self-consciousness in place of God.

But there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your own capacities instead of your work, of putting self-consciousness in place of God.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven.

This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

If you are apostles at all, you are apostles, not of men, nor by man. Your sufficiency is of God.

If you are apostles at all, you are apostles, not of men, nor by man. Your sufficiency is of God.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.

The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are my brothers and sisters.

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are my brothers and sisters.

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot

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