John Bunyan Quotes

His love is what makes us live, love, sing, and praise forever.

Humility is the light of understanding.

Prayer is a shield to the soul

In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.

Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.

At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?

The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.

Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.

Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.

The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.

Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.

The same yesterday, today, and forever.

Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.

The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.

a man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he cast away the more he had.

There hath not one tear dropped from thy tender eye against thy lusts, the love of this world, or for more communion with Jesus Christ, but as it is now in the bottle of God.

Though there is not always grace where there is the fear of hell, yet, to be sure, there is no grace where there is no fear of God.

There can be but one will the master in our salvation, but that shall never be the will of man, but of God; therefore man must be saved by grace.

If you are not a praying person, you are not a Christian.

Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity!

He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.

For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.

To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.

The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.

I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.

Though the world disregard the society of God's children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them.

He that lives in sin and looks for happiness hereafter is likehimthat soweth cockleand thinkstofill hisbarnwith wheat or barley.

I live because I am a Warrior and because I wish one day to be in the company of [She] for whom I have fought so hard

I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.

He that is down needs fear no fall.

This hill though high I covent ascend; The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way of life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let's neither faint nor fear.

There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.

Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion.

I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up

He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.

A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.

I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also.

I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?

Sleep is sweet to the labouring man.

Without the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.

To go back is nothing but death; but to go forward is fear of death and life everlasting beyond.

See how ye Pharisee in the Temple stands, And justifies himself with lifted hands. Whilst ye poor publican with downcast eyes, Conscious of guilt to God for mercy cries.

The Author's Way of sending forth his Second Part of the Pilgrim. Some things are of that nature as to make One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.

It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.

A comely sight indeed it is to see, a world of blossoms on an apple tree.

The law, instead of cleansing the heart from sin, doth revive it, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.

If you release me today, I'll preach tomorrow.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory.