28 Adoniram Judson Quotes for You to Enjoy

Adoniram Judson

American Clergyman

Born: Aug 9, 1788

Died: Apr 12, 1850

Believe God Life Me Will World

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The future is in our power. Let us, then, each morning, resolve to send the day into eternity in such a garb as we shall wish it to wear forever. And at night, let us reflect that one more day is irrevocably gone, indelibly marked. Adoniram Judson

Future Day Morning Power Wish Reflect Gone Resolve Marked Our Indelibly Wear More Shall Forever Send Irrevocably Eternity Then Us Each Let Us Each Morning Night

I never was deeply interested in any object; I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything, but it came at some time - no matter how distant, in some way, in some shape, probably the last I should have devised, it came. And yet, I have always had so little faith. God forgive me. Adoniram Judson

God Faith Time Me Matter Earnestly Distant Way Some Object Shape Never Had Sincerely Always How Came Prayed Forgive Forgive Me Any Anything Interested Little Little Faith Should Deeply Last

God is waiting to be gracious, and is willing to make us happy in religion, if we would not run away from him. We refuse to open the window shutters, and complain that it is dark. Adoniram Judson

God Religion Happy Waiting Dark Complain Run Willing Would Window Open Make Him Gracious Refuse Us Away Shutter

A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated through eternity. If it be marked with sins, the marks will be indelible. If it has been a useless life, it can never be improved. Such it will stand forever and ever. The same may be said of each day. Adoniram Judson

Life Day Will Marked Once Spent Marks Indelible Has-Been Remain Through Never Contemplated Said Been Sins Forever Improved Same May Eternity Stand Useless Each Each Day Ever

Of how much real happiness we cheat our souls by preferring a trifle to God! We have a general intention of living religion; but we intend to begin tomorrow or next year. The present moment we prefer giving to the world. Adoniram Judson

Happiness God Religion World Tomorrow Giving Year Living Our Trifle General Cheat Souls How Real How Much Real Happiness Begin Intend Intention Prefer Much Next Next Year Moment Present Present Moment

My prospects for life, though in a measure shaded with uncertainty, hardship and danger, are very animating and bright. My prospects for another life, blessed be God, are still brighter. Adoniram Judson

Life God Blessed Danger Though Uncertainty Animating Prospects Another Still Very Measure Bright Brighter Hardship

We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire to leave Burmah. Adoniram Judson

God World Rest Country Before Our Further Evident Consolation Brought Still Leave Where Place Which Us Should Choose Desire

We cannot sit still and see the dear Burmans, flesh and blood like ourselves and, like ourselves, possessed of immortal souls that will shine forever in heaven or burn forever in hell - we cannot see them go down to perdition without doing our very utmost to save them. And thanks be to God, our labors are not in vain. Adoniram Judson

God Will Shine Sit Thanks Hell Down Vain Our Possessed We Cannot Ourselves Immortal See Perdition Like Without Souls Dear Still Doing Go Blood Very Forever Labors Heaven Burn Cannot Them Flesh Utmost Save

You will readily believe me when I say that on leaving my country, I little imagined that I should ever become a Baptist. I had not indeed candidly examined the subject of baptism, but I had strong prejudices against the sect, that is everywhere spoken against. Adoniram Judson

Me You Strong Will Country Become Believe Everywhere Indeed Say Examined Had Spoken Readily Leaving Subject Baptism Baptist Against Little Should Prejudices Ever Imagined

Love to Jesus is a sure title to the greatest possible happiness; for Jesus is omnipotent and has determined to make his friends happy, and surely will not forget a single one in whose heart is enkindled one spark of love. Adoniram Judson

See the hand of God in all events, and thereby become reconciled to His dispensations. Adoniram Judson

God Events Become Reconciled See His Hand Thereby

Believe in the doctrine of perfect sanctification attainable in this life. Adoniram Judson

Life Believe Perfect Attainable Doctrine Sanctification

God is to me the Great Unknown. I believe in Him, but I find Him not. Adoniram Judson

God Great Me Believe Unknown Find Him

Blessed be God, that we live in these latter times - the latter times of the reign of darkness and imposture. Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to cooperate with the Saviour in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing his kingdom throughout the world. Adoniram Judson

We had never before seen a place where European influence had not contributed to smooth and soften the rough features of uncultivated nature. The prospect of Rangoon, as we approached, was quite disheartening. Adoniram Judson

Nature Seen Before Soften Features Never Had Prospect Smooth Quite Influence Where Disheartening Place European Rough

Notwithstanding my present incompetency, I am beginning to translate the New Testament, being extremely anxious to get some parts of Scripture, at least, into an intelligible shape, if for no other purpose than to read, as occasion offers, to the Burmans I meet with. Adoniram Judson

Beginning Other Meet Extremely Some Purpose Shape New Occasion Read Parts Am Least Testament Than Offers Intelligible Get New Testament Anxious Being Scripture Translate Notwithstanding Present

My views of the missionary object are, indeed, different from what they were when I was first set on fire by Buchanan's 'Star in the East' six years ago. But it does not always happen that a closer acquaintance with an object diminishes our attachment and preference. Adoniram Judson

Fire First Our Indeed Diminishes East Object Attachment Missionary Does Always Were Years Years Ago Closer Six Different Happen Acquaintance Preference Views Star Set

Missionaries must not calculate on the least comfort but what they find in one another and their work. Adoniram Judson

Work Must Find Calculate Missionaries Comfort Another Least

It is my growing conviction that the Baptist churches in America are behind the age in missionary spirit. They now and then make a spasmodic effort to throw off a nightmare debt of some years' accumulation, and then sink back into unconscious repose. Adoniram Judson

Age Conviction Back Churches Some Spirit Throw Unconscious Missionary Make Years Sink Off Debt Effort Accumulate America Repose Behind Baptist Then Growing Now Now And Then Nightmare

I have to hold a meeting with the rising generation every evening, and that takes time. Henry can say, 'Twinkle, twinkle,' all himself, and Edward can repeat it after his father! Giants of genius! Paragons of erudition! Adoniram Judson

The places chosen for the administration of the ordinance, and the circumstances attending those instances, in which the act of baptizing is particularly described in the New Testament, plainly indicate immersion. Adoniram Judson

Those Circumstances Administration Indicate Attending New Particularly Testament New Testament Ordinance Which Places Plainly Act Chosen

We should naturally expect that the baptism of infants, if enjoined at all, would have been enjoined in the law which instituted the ordinance of Christian baptism. But this law is silent on the subject of infants. Adoniram Judson

Law Christian Would Silent Instituted Been Subject Infants Expect Ordinance Baptism Which Should Naturally

The Israelites frequently forsook God, and he as frequently forsook them. But when they repented and returned to him, he remembered his covenant and delivered them from their distresses. Adoniram Judson

God Delivered He Remembered Him Returned Frequently Covenant His Them

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