Serious dealing with God in prayer is wrought in us by the Spirit, in whose light we see both God and ourselves, His majesty and our vileness, His purity and our sinfulness, His greatness and our nothingness.
— Thomas Manton (1620–1677)
Daily Christian quotes to direct, inspire, encourage, and help ordinary Christians in the rough and tumble of their daily lives!
Serious dealing with God in prayer is wrought in us by the Spirit, in whose light we see both God and ourselves, His majesty and our vileness, His purity and our sinfulness, His greatness and our nothingness.
— Thomas Manton (1620–1677)
“We love Him because He first loved us.” Love is like an echo, it returneth what it receiveth.
— Thomas Manton (1620-1677)
It is but a crafty pretense when one part of the law is pleaded to excuse obedience to another; for when we pick and choose, we do not fulfill God’s will, but our own.
— Thomas Manton
In the Scriptures there is a portrait of God, but in Christ there is God himself. A coin bears the image of Caesar, but Caesar’s son is his own lively resemblance. Christ is the living Bible.
— Thomas Manton
One way to get comfort is to plead the promise of God in prayer, show Him His handwriting; God is tender of His Word.
— Thomas Manton