Quotes by Horatius Bonar

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Horatius Bonar was a Scottish churchman and poet.
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We are forgiven, that we may be like Him who forgives us.

Horatius Bonar

Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. Faith saves, because it owns the complete salvation of another, and not because it contributes a...

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Sin is too great an evil for man to meddle with. His attempts to remove it do but increase it, and his endeavours to approach God in spite of it aggravate his guilt.

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The voice from the tree did not summon them to do, but to be satisfied with what was done

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The believed gospel saves; but it is the believed promise that assures us of this salvation.

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Stripe for stripe is human law; "by His stripes we are healed" is superhuman, the result of a legislation as gracious as it is divine.

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For we are not saved by believing in our own salvation, nor by believing anything whatsoever about ourselves. We are saved by what we believe about the Son of God and His righteousness. The gospel believed saves; not the believing in our own faith.

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It is not opinions that man needs: it is TRUTH. It is not theology; it is God. It is not religion: it is Christ. It is not literature and science; but the knowledge of the free love of God in the gift of His only-begotten Son.

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Christianity was born for endurance; it is not an exotic, but a hardy plant, braced by the keen wind; not languid, nor childish nor cowardly. It walks with strong step and erect frame; it is kindly, but firm; it is gentle, but honest; it is calm, but...

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Author Bio

  • NameHoratius Bonar
  • DescriptionBritish minister and poet
  • BornDecember 19, 1808
  • DiedMay 31, 1889
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionAuthor