We cannot be content with an evangelism which does not lead to the drawing of converts into the church, nor with a church order whose principle of cohesion is a superficial social camaraderie instead of a spiritual fellowship with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
John StottThese then are the marks of the ideal Church - love, suffering, holiness, sound doctrine, genuineness, evangelism and humility. They are what Christ desires to find in His churches as He walks among them.
John StottA Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on
John StottChristian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.
John Stott