All John Nelson Darby Quotes
Nothing is more prominently brought forward in the New Testament than the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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I can say, Christ has been my only object; thank God, my righteousness too... Hold fast to Christ.
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It is the desire of our hearts, and as we believe God's will under this dispensation, that all the children of God should be gathered together as such, and, consequently, as not of the world.
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To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.
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Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.
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I had always owned them to be the Word of God... the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by God.
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If real churches exist, such persons are not called on to make them.
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This truth of the gathering together of God's children is in Scripture seen realised in various localities, and in each central locality the Christians resident therein composed but one body: Scripture is perfectly clear on that head.
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Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.
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The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.
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The cross is the centre of all this in every respect.
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During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.
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Christ preferred the poor; ever since I have been converted so have I.
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