William Still > Quotes

“The pastor by definition is a shepherd, the under-shepherd of the flock of God. His primary task is to feed the flock by leading them to green pastures. He also has to care for them when they are sick or hurt, and seek them when they go astray. The importance of the pastor depends on the value of the sheep. Pursue the pastoral metaphor a little further: Israel's sheep were reared, fed, tended, retrieved, healed and restored – for sacrifice on the altar of God. This end of all pastoral work must never be forgotten – that its ultimate aim is to lead God's people to offer themselves up to Him in total devotion of worship and service.”
― William Still, The Work of the Pastor

“There will never a time in eternity when, in sight of the Lamb on the throne, we will not be sorry for our sin and grateful to the Lamb.”
― William Still

“It follows, therefore, that the church's evangelism ought to be one in which all the counsel of God is made known to men. We need a recovery of belief in the converting and sanctifying power of the living Word of God in the teaching of the pulpit, and its ability to transform the lives of men and produce in them the lineaments and fruits of mature Christian character.”
― William Still, The Work of the Pastor

“We ought to bring all matters to the Lord, not only urgent ones, and discover His heart and mind on them.”
― William Still

“If it is true that there is no fear (terror) in love, it is also true that there is no love without (reverent) fear.”
― William Still

“The man who counts his blessings will not have time to count his enemies.”
― William Still

“There is no room for pride before the Lord, however high and privileged our service of Him may be.”
― William Still

“It is surely ours to combine these elements of mourning for sin and joy in our salvation in one complex and composite experience which keeps us perpetually humble and yet perpetually joyful too.”
― Rev William Still

“Thy gentleness hath made me great" (2 Samuel 22:36, Authorized Version).
Where in the whole Bible do we have a more magnificent paradox than that which associates greatness with gentleness?”
― Rev William Still

“Even the fact that to be for God, leads to the maximum blessedness, is secondary to the fact that we are for Him.”
― Rev William Still

“Do not say, since He blessed us before we knew Him, He will again, irrespective of whether we bless him or not. This is a great mistake: He blessed us before we knew it in order that we might rise up to bless Him. He has shown His love towards us because He wants us to return it, which response on our part, apparently, is his greatest desire.”
― William Still

“Conservatism, it was called; and certainly it did conserve the devil admirably.”
― William Still, The Underground Railroad Records: The Original 1872 Edition

“We must accept the fact of the presence of the flesh (Rom. 7:25c), but must refuse its influence in our lives as a power cancelled by Christ's death; and we must regard that potential for evil as an unwelcome residue which we are to mortify by faith in Christ's death, and keep it near the fringe of our lives until we are finally separated from it at death.”
― William Still