TESTIMONIES OF FAITH

RELATED INDEX TOPICS: Jesus & Salvation, Mark 16:15

1. "I, William Shakespeare, of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warrick, gentleman in perfect

health & memory. God be praised, do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form
following, that is to say, first, I commend my soul into the hands of God, my Creator, hoping & assuredly
believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ, my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting, and
my body to the Earth whereof it is made."

2. I marvel that whereas the ambitious dreams of myself, Caesar, & Alexander should have
vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant--Jesus--should be able to stretch His hands across the centuries &
control the destinies of men & nations.--Napoleon

3. We are told that in one of his speeches to the soldiers of the first World War, General Pershing
said: "I have known Jesus Christ now for 47 years, & I could not face life without Him. It is no small thing
to know that all the past is forgiven, that help is available from God every day." Then continued the stalwart
general: "I commend such a Saviour to you."

4. In my youth, science was more important to me than either man or God. I worshipped science.
Its advance had surpassed man's wildest dreams. It took many years for me to discover that science, with all
its brilliance, lights only a middle chapter of Creation.
I saw the aircraft I love destroying the civilisation I expected it to save. Now I understand that
spiritual truth is more essential to a nation than the mortar in its cities' walls. For when the actions of a
people are undergirded by spiritual truths, there is safety. When spiritual truths are rejected, it is only a
matter of time before civilisation will collapse.
We must understand spiritual truths & apply them to our modern life. We must draw strength from
the almost forgotten virtues of simplicity, humility, contemplation & prayer. It requires a dedication beyond
science, beyond self, but the rewards are great & it is our only hope.--Charles Lindbergh

5. I go out to preach with two propositions in mind. First, every person ought to give his life to
Christ. Second, whether or not anyone else gives Him his life, I will give Him mine.--Jonathan Edwards

6. If I may die as I have seen some die, I court the grand occasion. I would not wish to escape
death by some by-road if I may sing as they sang.--C.H. Spurgeon

7. I have lived, seen God's hand through a lifetime, & all was for best.--Robert Browning
 8. Robert Lewis of Fredrickburg, Virginia, was Washington's private secretary. During the first part
of the presidency, he said that he accidently witnessed Washington's private devotions, both morning &
evening. He saw him in a kneeling posture, with an open Bible before him; & he said that he believed such
was his daily practice. His custom was to go to his library at four o'clock in the morning for devotions.

9. Charlemagne gave instructions that when he died he should be buried seated in the royal posture
of a ruling monarch on a throne. Then he directed that the Gospels should be laid on his knees, his sword
beside him, the imperial crown on his head, & the royal mantle on his shoulders. And thus his body
remained for 180 years.
About 1,000 A.C. the tomb was opened by the Emperor Otho. They found the skeleton of
Charlemagne, dissolved & dismembered into various hideous postures. The skull was still wearing the
crown. And the bony finger of the skeleton was pointing to the verse of Scripture, "For what is a man
profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Mat.16:26)
The various relics were collected & used in the coronation of the emperors of Germany to signify
their greatness & succession from Charlemagne.

10. "I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could
give them & that is faith in Jesus Christ. If they had that & I had not given them one shilling, they would
have been rich: and if they had not that, & I had given them all the world, they would be poor indeed."--
Patrick Henry

11. My prisons shall be my grave before I will budge a jot, for I owe my conscience to no mortal
man. Right is right, even if everyone is against it; & wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.--William
Penn

12. I will not glory because I am righteous, but because I am redeemed; not because I am clear of
sin, but because my sins are forgiven.--Ambrose

13. When Christ calls me Home I shall go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from
school.--Adoniram Judson

14. In the year 1847, a doctor from Edinburgh, Sir James Simpson, discovered that chloroform
could be used as an anaesthetic to render people insensible to the pain of surgery. From his early
experiments, Dr. Simpson made it possible for people to go through the most dangerous operations without
fear of pain & suffering. Some people even claim that his was one of the most significant discoveries of
modern medicine.
Some years later, while lecturing at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Simpson was asked by one of
his students, "What do you consider to be the most valuable discovery of your lifetime?"
To the surprise of his students, who had expected him to refer to chloroform, Dr. Simpson replied,
"My MOST VALUABLE discovery was when I discovered myself a sinner & that Jesus Christ was my
Saviour."

15. The most important thought I ever had was that of my individual responsibility to God.--
Daniel Webster

16. The need of the World is to listen to God.--Albert Einstein

17. There is but one question of the hour: How to bring the Truth of God's Word into vital contact
with the minds & hearts of all classes of people.--William Gladstone.

18. Christ is the most unique Person in History. No man can write a history of the human race
without giving first & foremost place to the penniless Teacher of Nazareth.--H.G. Wells

19. Most joyfully will I confirm with my blood that truth which I have written & preached.--Jan
Hus
 20. It is better for me to be a martyr than a monarch.--Ignatius

21. It is a small matter to die once for Christ, if it might be, I could wish I might die a thousand
deaths for Him.--Lewis Paschalis

22. The New Testament is the best Book the World has ever known or will know.--Charles
Dickens

23. I account the Scriptures of God the most sublime philosophy.--Isaac Newton

24. Statesmanship & diplomacy have failed. The only remedy is Jesus Christ. It is either Christ or
Chaos.--David Lloyd George

25. I am packed, sealed & waiting for the post.--John Newton

26. William Lyon Phelps (called the most beloved professor in America--of Yale University)--"I
thoroughly believe in university education for both men & women, but I believe a knowledge of the Bible
without a college course is more valuable than a college course without the Bible.

27. Jean Jacques Rousseau--"The majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the
purity of the Gospel has its influence on my heart. Pursue the works of our philosophers with all their pomp
of diction, how mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the Scriptures."

28. Napoleon Bonaparte--"The Bible contains a complete series of facts & of historical men, to
explain time & eternity, such as no other religion has to offer. ... What happiness that Book procures for
those who believe it! What marvels those admire there who reflect upon it!"

29. Goethe (the universal & most highly cultivated of poets)--"I consider the Gospels to be
thoroughly genuine; for in them there is the effective reflection of a sublimity which emanated from the
Person of Christ: And this is as Divine as ever the Divine appeared on Earth."

30. It will surprise you & touch your heart when you see it--the epitaph on the gravestone of
George Washington. As you approach the grave, you may imagine that it will take a big stone to mark
properly the resting place of this tremendous man. And on that stone you will expect many striking truths
concerning this giant of history. He was the Commanding General of the Continental Armies, the First
President of the United States, & the Father of his Country. But you will likely be a little awed when at last
you look down upon the small, plain stone that marks his grave. On that stone is engraved the name George
Washington, the date of his birth & the date of his death. And at the bottom of the stone are these words:
"Jesus said, I am the Resurrection & the Life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live" (John 11:25).