John Stott > Quotes

“Leaders of all kinds are "under" people as their servants rather than "over" them.”
― John Stott

“Jesus calls his disciples to exert a double influence on the community. A negative influence by arresting its decay as salt and a positive influence by bringing light into the darkness. God intends us to penetrate the world. Christian salt has no business to remain safe and sound inside churchy little salt shakers. Instead, we are to be rubbed into the secular world to stop it from going bad.”
― John Stott, Sermon on the Mount Seeking First the Kingdom of God 13 Studies for Individual or Groups

“Las iglesias viven, crecen y florecen por la Palabra de Dios, y perecen y mueren sin ella… en cualquier momento en que la Palabra de Dios es expuesta y aplicada fielmente, las congregaciones crecerán en tamaño y profundidad”.”
― John Stott

“But we must continue to affirm the uniqueness and finality of Jesus Christ, for He is unique in His incarnation (the one and only God-man), unique in His atonement (only He has died for the sins of the world), and unique in His resurrection (only He has conquered death). Because in no other person but Jesus of Nazareth did God first become human (in His birth), then bear our sins (in His death) and then triumph over death (in His resurrection), He is uniquely competent to save sinners. Nobody else possesses His qualifications.

So we may talk about Alexander the Great, Charles the Great and Napoleon the Great, but not Jesus the Great. He is not the Great — he is the Only. There is nobody like Him. He has no rival and no successor.”
― John Stott, Radical Disciple: Some Neglected Aspects of our Calling

“If, then, you suffer from moral anaemia, take my advice and steer clear of Christianity. If you want to live a life of easy-going self-indulgence, whatever you do, do not become a Christian. But if you want a life of self-discovery, deeply satisfying to the nature God has given you; if you want a life of adventure in which you have the privilege of serving him and your fellow men; if you want a life in which to express something of the overwhelming gratitude you are beginning to feel for him who died for you, then I would urge you to yield your life, without reserve and without delay, to your Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.”
― John Stott