Charles Thomas Studd's 1860-1931

CHARLES THOMAS STUDD’s Quotos……

1. The light that shines farthest shines brightest nearest home – Charles Thomas Studd

2. Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last – Charles Thomas Studd

3. Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible– Charles Thomas Studd

4. Christ does not want nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible – C T Studd

5. Had I cared for the comments of people, I should never have been a missionary–C T Studd

6. Three of the Devil's dogs with which he hunts us are: Swelled head, Laziness, Cupidity – Charles Thomas Studd

7. If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him – Charles Thomas Studd

8. Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell – Charles Thomas Studd

9. Funds are low again, hallelujah! That means God trusts us and is willing to leave His reputation in our hands – Charles Thomas Studd

10. How could I spend the best years of my life in living for the honours of this world, when thousands of souls are perishing every day? – Charles Thomas Studd

11. No wonder God shall have to wipe away the tears off all faces, for we shall be broken-hearted when we see the depth of His love and the shallowness of ours – C T Studd

12. I belong to the “Great-God Party”, and will have nothing to do with the “Little-God Party.”  Christ does not want nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible – Charles Thomas Studd

13. Don't go into the study to prepare a sermon -- that's nonsense. Go into your study to God and get so fiery that your tongue is like a burning coal and you have got to speak – Charles Thomas Studd

14. If you don't want the Devil to hit you, hit him first, and hit him with all your might, so that he may be too crippled to hit back. 'Preach the Word' is the rod the Devil fears and hates – Charles Thomas Studd

15. How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves – Charles Thomas Studd