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William Barclay quotes

Scottish Theologian December 5, 1907 – January 24, 1978

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When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person; it is only in their company that we are really and truly alive. William Barclay
But in one thing I would go beyond strict orthodoxy - I am a convinced universalist. I believe that in the end all men will be gathered into the love of God. William Barclay
Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross. William Barclay
When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer. William Barclay
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are..."
There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "We will often find compensation if we think more of what life..."
We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity."
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity. William Barclay
But the best definition of it is to say that heaven is that state where we will always be with Jesus, and where nothing will separate us from Him any more. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good..."
In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "God himself took this human flesh upon him."
God himself took this human flesh upon him. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to..."
Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done. William Barclay
William Barclay quote: "Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10"
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 William Barclay
If a man fights his way through his doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord, he has attained to a certainty that the man who unthinkingly accepts things can never reach. William Barclay
For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him. William Barclay

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