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More Quotes by Adam Clarke
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
Prayer is not designed to inform God, but to give man a sight of his misery; to humble man's heart, to excite his desire, to inflame his faith, to animate his hope, to raise his soul from earth to heaven.
Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.
Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws.
The grand obstacle to the salvation of the scribes and Pharisees was their pride, vanity and self-love. They lived on each other's praise. If they had acknowledged Christ as the only good teacher, they must have given up the good opinion of the multitude; and they chose rather to lose their souls than to forfeit their reputation among men!
If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.
I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.
Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.
