David Pawson > Quotes

“From one point of view, the Bible is the story of a romance, a heavenly Father seeking an earthly bride for his Son. Like every good romance, they ‘get married and live happily ever after’. But this climax is only reached in the Book of Revelation, without which we would never know whether the engagement (or ‘betrothal’; 2 Corinthians 11:2) ever came to anything or was broken off!”
― David Pawson, Unlocking the Bible: A captivating biblical history guide across time and faith

“You can tell a man's character from his choices”
― David Pawson

“The one thing our nation needs desperately is law-abiding citizens, not just those who abide by human laws but those who abide by divine laws. Our”
― David Pawson, The Maker's Instructions

“Two qualifications are needed for heaven: forgiveness and holiness. The one cancels our sinful past; the other prepares us for our sinless future.”
― David Pawson, The Road to Hell: Everlasting Torment or Annihilation?

“If any human beings find themselves in hell, they will have no one but themselves to blame. If any find themselves in heaven, they will have no one but the Lord to praise.”
― David Pawson, The Road to Hell: Everlasting Torment or Annihilation?

“God’s definition of love is a love that keeps the commandments, not that breaks them.”
― David Pawson, The Maker's Instructions

“The Bible teaches about the hand of the heavenly Father not only that it provides but also that it punishes. And his hand is upon his children. If I Iay my hands on somebody else’s child I’ll either have them at my front door or the policeman with them. I must not lay my hand in punishment on someone else’s child, but on my own child I could. That is why whom the Lord loves he chastises or chastens.  Indeed, says the New Testament, if you never feel the hand of God upon you in punishment you are a bastard, you are not a son of God; you are not his true son.”
― David Pawson, Come with me through Isaiah

“If you have not been born again, a day will come when you wish you had never been born at all.”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on the Gospel of John

“Imagine a New Testament that closed with the little Letter of Jude addressed to a second-generation church that was being corrupted in its creed, conduct, character and conversation. So is that how it will all end? What a depressing anticlimax!”
― David Pawson, Unlocking the Bible: A captivating biblical history guide across time and faith

“Above all, they cover two periods of time, one leading up to the first coming of the Messiah and one leading to the second. It’s as if Daniel looked through a prophetic telescope and saw two ‘peaks’ of history, a lower in front of a higher, without realizing the length of the valley between them.”
― David Pawson, Unlocking the Bible: A captivating biblical history guide across time and faith

“Here we have this extraordinary situation, not unknown today, where people talk about the next world and state their beliefs but in practice they live entirely for this one.”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on the Gospel of John

“His life, or at least the latter part of it, was of epic significance.  Yet he was far from perfect.  He could tell lies to save his own skin as well as anyone.  What marked him out was his faith, that trust in and obedience to God, which is counted to be the most fundamental characteristic of a good man in God’s sight, the foundation of all other virtues and achievements.”
― David Pawson, Defending Christian Zionism

“Repentance is the very first step into the kingdom – the very first step in becoming a Christian – and it means turning your back on the way you live. It means a change of lifestyle; it may mean getting out of a wrong relationship; it may mean so many different things, and the Holy Spirit will tell you what it means. But you see, just telling people God loves them does not lead to that. Telling them God is righteous and will one day deal with all evil in our world — that does.”
― David Pawson, The God and the Gospel of Righteousness

“All these were still living by faith when they died.’ Isn’t that a marvellous text?”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on JUDE

“As we go through the Bible, when we come across a promise of God that is a ‘pearl’ of his wisdom you will find at the heart of it a piece of grit, a pain, an irritation, a suffering.”
― David Pawson, Come with me through Isaiah

“faith is not content with asking once or twice, but will go on asking, seeking and knocking until the prayer is answered ( Luke 11:9-13).”
― David Pawson, Jesus Baptises in one Holy Spirit

“Once again, we must realise that the joys of the new heaven and earth are not for all believers, but only for those who overcome the pressures of temptation and persecution (21:7–8 makes this abundantly clear). It is those who remain obedient and faithful ‘to the end’ (2:26) who will be saved (cf. Matt 10:22; 24:13; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:19).”
― David Pawson, WHEN JESUS RETURNS

“Unmerciful”
― David Pawson, Once Saved, Always Saved?: A Study in Perseverance and Inheritance

“Two epistles of Paul illustrate this. He addressed the Corinthians as ‘brethren’, in spite of apparent disbelief in the resurrection among them, to say nothing of immorality (a point we shall take up in Chapter 12). They needed correction in belief and behaviour, yet Paul did not ostracise them (some ecclesiastical authorities today might disown a church condoning incest in its membership and intoxication at communion services!). He recognised them as babies, as ‘carnal’ rather than ‘spiritual’. They had all been ‘baptised in Spirit’ and had all the ‘spiritual gifts’ (1 Cor 1:7; 12:13). Writing to the Ephesians, Paul exhorts them to ‘make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace’ (Eph 4:3).”
― David Pawson, Word and Spirit Together: Uniting Charismatics and Evangelicals

“Doctrinal agreement is the goal, not the basis, of unity. We start with the fellowship (koinonia) of the Spirit and on that foundation build a mature understanding of faith in and knowledge of our common Lord.”
― David Pawson, Word and Spirit Together: Uniting Charismatics and Evangelicals

“Far from it, that phrase is concerned primarily with the basis of our relationship to God. If you read the context, it is saying very clearly that you cannot establish your relationship with God by keeping the Ten Commandments. To do that would put you under the law; it would put you under the curse of it because you can’t keep them. To live under the law, to have the Ten Commandments hanging as a threat over your head, is something Christians have left far behind.”
― David Pawson, The Maker's Instructions

“That which is born of persistence is of far more value than that which springs from panic.”
― David Pawson, UNDERSTANDING The Second Coming

“The parables were addressed to the twelve disciples, not the general public. They are warnings to complacent believers. The Lord wants servants who are both faithful and fruitful, giving him some return on his investment. The quality of our service is also important.”
― David Pawson, UNDERSTANDING The Second Coming

“Remember first that Jesus was and is a Jew. That should affect your attitude to every Jewish person you meet. Secondly, remember that Jesus inherited the promise of Abraham, and that if you want the promise of the blessing to Abraham, you must come right down the line to Jesus. When you get to know him, you will receive the blessing of Abraham.”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on the Gospel of Luke

“faith, hope and love are the three main virtues in life.”
― David Pawson, Unlocking the Bible: A captivating biblical history guide across time and faith

“That was the only sign he ever promised to give the Jews. They were always asking for miracles and signs. He said, “I’ll give you no sign but the sign of Jonah, three days and three nights in the belly of the earth and then resurrection” – that is the proof of the Son of God’s authority to cleanse his temple.”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on the Gospel of John

“Followers of Jesus must walk in his footsteps – suffering leads to glory, the cross comes before the crown.”
― David Pawson, When Jesus Returns

“That’s the prayer God loves to answer. Have you ever prayed, “Lord, give me more money so I can give more money to someone else”? “For your work”? This is how Jesus prays: “Give this to me and then I can give more to you. Give me more time and I’ll give more time to you. Give me more energy and I’ll have more energy to give to you.” Jesus was right to pray, “Give glory to me,”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on the Gospel of John

“if God does nothing about England and America he will have to apologise to Sodom and Gomorrah.”
― David Pawson, A Commentary on JUDE

“The Bible had become a compendium of ‘proof-texts’, picked out at will and used to support almost anything a preacher wanted”
― David Pawson, Unlocking the Bible: A captivating biblical history guide across time and faith