“Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living (see John 14:6).” — Thomas a Kempis

“Sanctification is the work of the Holy Spirit in us whereby our inner being is progressively changed, freeing us more and more from sinful traits and developing within us over time the virtues of Christlike character.” — Jerry Bridges

“Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.” — Corrie Ten Boom

“The best morality in the world will not prove a man to be a Christian, but if a man has not morality, it proves that he is not a child of God.” — C.H. Spurgeon

“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” — Billy Graham

“True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie.” — A.W. Tozer

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.” — Max Lucado

“I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.” — St. Mother Teresa

“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” — St. Mother Teresa

“We are twice armed if we fight with faith.” — Plato

“Faith is not an easy virtue; but, in the broad world of a person's total voyage through time to eternity, faith is not only a gracious companion, but an essential guide.” — Theodore Hesburgh

“If you have been truly born again you have a new and holy nature, and you are no longer moved towards sinful objects as you were before. The things that you once loved you now hate, and therefore you will not run after them. You can hardly understand it but so it is, that your thoughts and tastes are radically changed. You long for that very holiness which once it was irksome to hear of; and you loathe those vain pursuits which were once your delights. The man who puts his trust in the Lord sees the pleasures of sin in a new light. For he sees the evil which follows them by noting the agonies which they brought upon our Lord when He bore our sins in His own body on the tree. Without faith a man says to himself, “This sin is a very pleasant thing, why should I not enjoy it? Surely I may eat this fruit, which looks so charming and is so much to be desired.” The flesh sees honey in the drink, but faith at once perceives that there is poison in the cup. Faith spies the snake in the grass and gives warning of it. Faith remembers death, judgment, the great reward, the just punishment and that dread word, eternity.” — C.H. Spurgeon

“Faith enlivens the other virtues and serves as a nourishment of the just man and a support in his labors.” — Mary of Agreda

“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” — Thomas a Kempis