We all tend to go to extremes; some rely only on their own preparation and look for nothing more; others, as I say, tend to despise preparation and trust to the unction, the anointing and the inspiration of the Spirit alone. But there must be no "either/or" here; it is always "both/and." These two things must go together.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesThe most vital question to ask about all who claim to be Christian is this: Have they a soul thirst for God? ... Is their life centered on Him? Do they press forward more and more that they might know Him.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesThough we claim to believe the whole of Scripture, in practice we frequently deny much of it by ignoring it.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesA Christian is something before he does anything; and we have to be Christian before we can act as Christians.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones