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  • Some respected and beloved brethren insist that the forming and organising of churches is, according to God's will, the only means of finding blessing in the midst of that confusion which is acknowledged to exist.

  • After deep exercise of soul I was brought by grace to feel I could entirely.

    John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume One: Ecclesiastical”, p.31, Irving Risch
  • I can say, Christ has been my only object; thank God, my righteousness too... Hold fast to Christ.

  • The presence of the Holy Spirit isthe keystone of all our hopes.

    "Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume One: Ecclesiastical".
  • I held apostolic succession fully, and the channels of grace to be there only.

    John Nelson Darby (1866). “Analysis of dr. Newman's Apologia pro vitâ suâ, by J.N.D.”, p.20
  • Every Christian will allow that sin is an evil, and that it is our duty not to commit sin.

  • God is sufficient in all ages for His church.

  • The Lord Jesus died for the ungodly. He was obedient at all costs : He bore everything, and went down into the dust of death, man's hatred, God's desertion, and Satan's power ; we find Him there at the cost of everything. Everything that was against us was done away. By one man's obedience many are made righteous.

    Walter Thomas Turpin, John Nelson Darby, Some Authors Unknown, W. H. Broom (2015). “The Christian's Friend and Instructor: Christian Magazine Volume 3, 1876 Edition”, p.42, Irving Risch
  • God's ways are behind the scenes, but He moves all the scenes which He is behind.

    H. H. Snell., G. V. Wilgram, Edward Dennett, H. C. Anstey, C. H. Mackintosh (2015). “The Christian's Friend and Instructor: Christian Magazine Volume 16, 1889 Edition”, p.70, Irving Risch
  • But the more we search the Scriptures, the more we perceive, in this doctrine, the fundamental truth of the gospel - that truth which gives to redemption its character, and to all other truths their real power.

  • Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.

  • By one Spirit we are all baptised into one body.

    John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume Thirty-One: Doctrinal”, p.208, Irving Risch
  • Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him ... Separation from evil is His principle of unity

  • Christ preferred the poor; ever since I have been converted so have I.

  • The great guardian principle of all conduct in the church of God is personal responsibility to the Lord.

  • Nothing is more prominently brought forward in the New Testament than the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

    G. V. WIGRAM, E. L. Bevir, John Nelson Darby, C. H. Mackintosh, C. E. Stuart (2015). “The Christian's Friend and Instructor: Christian Magazine Volume 24, 1897 Edition”, p.72, Irving Risch
  • As we go forward in attempting to control bump drafting in those areas, there's going to be some very subjective calls being made. That's the reason we'd like to get this under way as quickly as possible. ... Hopefully we don't have to make a call. But if we do make a call in the twins, it wouldn't be quite as painful as having to make it in the Daytona 500.

    Bumps   Way   Twins  
  • Be assured that God does more in us than we for Him; and that what we do is only for Him in proportion as it is He Himself who works it in us.

  • This truth of the gathering together of God's children is in Scripture seen realised in various localities, and in each central locality the Christians resident therein composed but one body: Scripture is perfectly clear on that head.

  • Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.

    John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume One: Ecclesiastical”, p.111, Irving Risch
  • The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church.

    John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume Fourteen: Ecclesiastical”, p.106, Irving Risch
  • It is the desire of our hearts, and as we believe God's will under this dispensation, that all the children of God should be gathered together as such, and, consequently, as not of the world.

  • The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

  • Let those who like society better have it.

  • During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me.

  • During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. I had always owned them to be the Word of GOD . . . the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by GOD.

  • To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.

    John Nelson Darby (2015). “Collected Writings by John Nelson Darby Volume Fourteen: Ecclesiastical”, p.112, Irving Risch
  • This re-appearance of the doctrine of freewill serves to support that of the pretension of the natural man to be not irremediably fallen, for this is what such doctrine tends to. All who have never been deeply convicted of sin, all persons in whom this conviction is based on gross external sins, believe more or less in freewill

    John Nelson Darby (1881). “Letters by J.N.D., 1849-1875; extracts tr. from the French”
  • I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing anything under the pretext of simplicity.

  • I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word.

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