Inspirational Quotes by John F. Walvoord
“His great act of condescension in becoming man and His willingness to be completely humiliated in the death on the cross is set before us here as the supreme example of what our attitude should be. If Jesus Christ the Lord of glory was willing to be obedient unto death, how much more should sinners saved by grace who owe everything to God give back to the God who saved them the life which He has redeemed.”
topics: Attitude
“play so important a part in the events of the seventieth week. The bowls (Rev. 16:1-17) evidently come at the close of the period and occupy”
“Before I expected failure, and was astonished at deliverance; now I expect deliverance, and am astonished at failure.”4 Though”
“In Scripture, from beginning to end, sanctification is the work of God for human beings rather than their work for Him.”
“The secret to a victorious life, then, is not vainly struggling and resolving in my own strength but “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27). Any hope we have of demonstrating His glorious character through our lives is based on His living personally within us and providing us with all the resources of the God of the universe. But”
“Someone who has in mind the idea of the Holy Spirit as the dominant characteristic of his or her life might hesitate to claim to be such a person. It might be more fitting to join Paul in claiming to be “the chief of sinners.”
“Though all Christians are regenerated by the Spirit, baptized by the Spirit, indwelt by the Spirit, and sealed by the Spirit, not all Christians are filled with the Spirit.”
“The final goal of sanctification can be nothing other than the glory of God.”
“God’s purpose for us, in other words, is not just future happiness or a guaranteed entrance into heaven but perfect likeness to Christ and therefore to Himself.”
“Average is not necessarily normal. For example, the average temperature of patients in a hospital may be 100 degrees, but such a temperature is not normal. The average score for a group of friends on the golf course may be 85 for the day, but par may be only 72. So it is with the Christian life. The average experience of church members is far different from New Testament norms for the Christian life. The”
“Summing up, we may say that sanctification is a supernatural work of God in which the believer is active. The more active we are in sanctification, the more sure we may be that the energizing power that enables us to be active is God’s power. DEFINITIVE”
“Christians are not simply to sit back and wait for the time when they will be totally like Christ; they must be constantly and energetically active in the struggle to overcome evil with good.”
“Sanctification, therefore, must be understood as being both definitive and progressive. In its definitive sense, it means that work of the Spirit whereby He causes us to die to sin, to be raised with Christ, and to be made new creatures. In its progressive sense, it must be understood as that work of the Spirit whereby He continually renews and transforms us into the likeness of Christ, enabling us to keep on growing in grace and to keep on perfecting our holiness.”
“The normal Christian overcomes in the battle with temptation, consistently obeys the laws of God, and grows in self-control, contentment, humility, and courage.”
“Faithful continued prayer is one key to answered prayer. As James expresses it, "You do not have, because you do not ask God" (James 4:2b).”
“A student of Christology needs to be constantly reminded that while there is progress in doctrine, there is no increase in scriptural revelation.”
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“Believing is accepting as a fact and making a commitment of your own future to the promises of God to save you -- simply by believing in Christ.”
“Daniel’s prophetic revelation is the key to understanding the Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24–25) as well as the book of Revelation, which is to the New Testament what Daniel is to the Old.”
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from Daniel
“What a testimony Daniel had that even his enemies knew he would be faithful to God although it would cost him his life. Baldwin”
― John F. Walvoord ,
from Daniel
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John F. Walvoord (May 1, 1910 - December 20, 2002) was a Christian theologian, pastor, and president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. He was the author of over 30 books, focusing primarily on eschatology and theology including The Rapture Question, and was co-editor of The Bible Knowledge Commentary with Roy B. Zuck. He earned AB and DD degrees from Wheaton College, an AM degree from Texas Christian University in philosophy, a ThB, ThM, and ThD in Systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a LittD from Liberty Baptist Seminary.
In addition to his responsibilities at the seminary, Walvoord earned a reputation as one of the most influential dispensational theologians of the twentieth century and played a prominent role in advocating a rapture of Christians from the earth prior to a time of great tribulation, followed by a literal thousand-year millennial reign of Christ, and a renewed focus of God on the nation of Israel as distinct from the church.