Christian theism is the only coherent worldview; all others are incoherent and contradictory.

Paul S. Nelson

They that will not be taught by the Word shall be judged by the Word.

Thomas Watson (ca. 1620-1686)

The reports of modern day missionary work often tell of many converts and sometimes of large numbers of "decisions" or professions. Apparently there is much success, but many times these converts are not gathered into a congregation for worship, mutual encouragement fellowship, teaching, and service. What is needed is a test of the professions. The local church is admirably suited for this task.

Cliff Hellar

The Christian life is not a call to be true to yourself. It's a call to deny yourself, or at least to deny those parts of yourself that are incompatible with the human type we should all aspire to imitate: Jesus Christ.

Brett McCracken

What is prayer, and the nature of it? Prayer is the pouring out of the soul to God; not the pouring out of words, nor the pouring out of expressions; but the pouring out of the soul to God.

William Bridge (1600-1670)

Which is the most reasonable, to believe in a Creator who takes a continued interest in His creatures, and can at pleasure exert His power in their behalf; or to believe that nature has no intelligent personal Producer, or if it has such an One, that He keeps aloof from His own workmanship?

George N. H. Peters (1825-1909)

Apologists have well stated that Christianity differs from all other religions in that it is based on the personal life of its Founder, and not, as others, on mere dogmatic teaching.

George N. H. Peters (1825-1909)

The vast majority of professing Christians today do not pray for true revival, do not expect true revival, neither understand nor believe in true revival and do not want true revival.

Dr. William R. Downing, pastor of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, Morgan Hill, CA.

When a man is discouraged, you will always find that his trouble is all about his own condition....But when a man is grieved and truly humbled for sin, his trouble is about sin itself, as a dshonour done unto God.

William Bridge

Take heed and beware of discouragements, of being cast down; you have no reason for it, much reason against it. Thereby you rejoice the heart of Satan. he claps his hands and laughs to see you cast down.

William Bridge (1600-1670)

What men do not care to believe they will take pains to persuade themselves it is not true.

Samuel Stennett (1728-1795)

A praying man can never be very miserable, whatever his condition be, for he has the ear of God; the Spirit within to indite, a Friend in heaven to present, and God Himself to receive his desires as a Father.

William Bridge (1600-1670)

Sin will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay.

Adrian Rogers (1931-2005)

Once we stood amazed at worship in the presence of the Lord. Now a generation bred on entertainment wants to be amused. What once was an experience now has become a performance and the church tries to put on a show.

Vance Havner (1901-1986)

Give a man an open Bible, an open mind, a conscience in good working order, and he will have a hard time to keep from being a Baptist.

A. T. Robertson (1863-1934) prolific Greek scholar and teacher

It is not the will of the Lord that anyone should have dominion over another man's conscience.

John Clarke: Early Baptist leader in the colony of Rhode Island (1609-1676)

Some may ask why are Baptists unique? Why are their teachings and history good for America and the cause of Christ in our nation? Does a new generation have an interest in these individuals through such a work before you? What value does it afford to study the past so that it will help in the present and future? ... I do not mean to presume that we are better than others. It's just that I think Baptists have truths that have been honed by the history of harassment, struggles, and even persecution. To consign this history to irrelevance is not only a mistake but a diminishment to shallowness.

Dr. Dan Nelson

Another proof of the conquest of a soul for Christ will be found in a real change of life. If the man does not live differently from what he did before, both at home and abroad, his repentance needs to be repented of and his conversion is a fiction.

Charles H. Spurgeon

Atheists used to ridicule Christians for saying that God made something out of nothing, but now they say that nothing created something out of nothing.

Dr. Norman Geisler

If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be slothfulness in prayer.

Charles H. Spurgeon

Scripture must be approached, intelligently studied, interpreted, and practically applied with a regenerate mind (Jn. 3:3; Rom. 1:18-22; 3:11; 1 Cor. 2:14; 2 Cor 4:3-4; Eph. 4:17-24; Col. 3:9-10) illuminated by the Spirit of God (1 John 2:20, 27) and predisposed to obedience (Matt. 4:4). Thus, the study of the text is not only an intellectual and academic procedure; it is preeminently a spiritual exercise - an act of worship.

W. R. Downing

Nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth except his own voluntary refusal to submit to the Lord Jesus Christ, which refusal will subject him to an aggravated condemnation.

New Hampshire Confession of Faith, 1833

Historically, Baptists have realized that any profession of faith should be tried and deemed as credible.

Mark Dever

When discipline leaves a church, Christ goes with it.

John Dagg (1794–1884)

He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

David, king of Israel (2 Samuel 23.3)