John Wesley (28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism.
Get all you can without hunting your soul, your body, or your neighbor. Save all you can, cutting off every needless expense. Give all you can. Be glad to give, and ready to distribute; laying up in store for yourselves a good foundation against the time to come, that you may attain eternal life.
Whosoever will reign with Christ in heaven, must have Christ reigning in him on earth
I want to know one thing, the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore. God Himself has condescended to teach the way; for this end He came from heaven. He hath written it down in a book. Give me that book! At any price give me the Book of God!
The Bible must be the invention of either good men or angels, bad men or devils, or of God. It could not be the invention of good men or angels, for they neither would or could make a book, and tell lies all the time they were writing it, saying, 'Thus saith the Lord,' when it was their own invention. It could not be the invention of bad men or devils, for they would not make a book which commands all duty, forbids all sin, and condemns their souls to hell for all eternity. Therefore, I draw this conclusion, that the Bible must be given by divine inspiration.
The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar.
Suffer all, and conquer all.
Always remember the essence of Christian holiness is simplicity and purity: one design, one desire: entire devotion to God.
My mother was the source from which I derived the guiding principles of my life.
I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.
If doing a good act in public will excite others to do more good, then 'Let your light shine to all. ' Miss no opportunity to do good.
It is good to renew ourselves, from time to time, by closely examining the state of our souls, as if we had never done it before; for nothing tends more to the full assurance of faith, than to keep ourselves by this means in humility, and the exercise of all good works.
I am never in a hurry, because I never undertake more work than I can go through with perfect calmness of spirit.
In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.
Condemn no man for not thinking as you think. Let every one enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself. Let every man use his own judgment, since every man must give an account of himself to God. Abhor every approach, in any kind or degree, to the spirit of persecution, if you cannot reason nor persuade a man into the truth, never attempt to force a man into it. If love will not compel him to come, leave him to God, the judge of all.
My fear is not that our great movement, known as the Methodists, will eventually cease to exist or one day die from the earth. My fear is that our people will become content to live without the fire, the power, the excitement, the supernatural element that makes us great.
At four in the afternoon, I submitted to be more vile and proclaimed in the highways the glad tidings of salvation.
What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.
A constant attention to the work which God entrusts us with is a mark of solid piety.
God will do nothing but in answer to prayer.
He who governed the world before I was born shall take care of it likewise when I am dead. My part is to improve the present moment.