John Gresham Machen Quotes

According to Christian belief, man exists for the sake of God; according to the liberal church, in practice if not in theory, God exists for the sake of man.

God is the ruler of history. His times are well chosen The Roman Empire was an instrument in his hand. And so are the nations of the modern world.

It is impossible to be a true soldier of Jesus Christ and not fight.

The more we know of God, the more unreservedly we will trust him; the greater our progress in theology, the simpler and more child-like will be our faith

Modern culture is a mighty force. It is either subservient to the gospel or else it is the deadliest enemy of the gospel

Christianity is not engrossed by this transitory world, but measures all things by the thought of eternity.

The Gospel does not abrogate God's law, but it makes men love it with all of their hearts.

Christ died"--that is history; "Christ died for our sins"--that is doctrine. Without these two elements, joined in an absolutely indissoluble union, there is no Christianity.

What is today a matter of academic speculation begins tomorrow to move armies and pull down empires.

A low view of law always produces legalism; a high view of law makes a person a seeker after grace.

If we give the bureaucrats our children, we may as well give them everything else.

I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it.

Light may seem at times to be an impertinent intruder, but it is always beneficial in the end.

Indifferentism about doctrine makes no heroes of the faith.

Afternoon classes - that evil invention!

Conservative New Testament studies could also provide an intellectually satisfying alternative to German biblical criticism and to the liberal theology that accompanied it

I can't die now, I have so much work to do.

I see with greater and greater clearness that consistent Christianity is the easiest Christianity to defend

In many respects, my work is very enjoyable, for I seem to get on pretty well with the fellows and enjoy the work of instruction as well as my own studies

The type of religion which rejoices in the pious sound of traditional phrases, regardless of their meanings, or shrinks from "controversial" matters, will never stand amid the shocks of life.

Certainly it does make the greatest possible difference what we think about God; the knowledge of God is the very basis of religion.

If all creeds are equally true, then since they are contradictory to one another, they are all equally false, or at least equally uncertain.