Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.
John StottDo we claim to believe in God? He's a missionary God. You tell me you're committed to Christ. He's a missionary Christ. Are you filled with the Holy Spirit? He's a missionary Spirit. Do you belong to the church? It's a missionary society. And do you hope to go to heaven when you die? It's a heaven into which the fruits of world mission have been and will be gathered.
John StottThe question is not so much what the hand is doing (passing over some cash or a check) but what the heart is thinking while the hand is doing it.
John Stott