You are either a Christian or you are not a Christian; you cannot be partly a Christian. You are either "dead" or "alive"; you are either "born" or "not born".
Martyn Lloyd-JonesSpiritual depression or unhappiness in the Christian life is very often due to our failure to realize the greatness of the gospel.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesYou pray and make your requests made known unto God, and God will do something.' It is not your prayer that is going to do it, it is not you who is going to do it, but God. 'The peace of God that passeth all understanding'-He, through it all, 'will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus'.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesConviction is not repentance; conviction leads to repentance. But you can be convicted without repentance.
Martyn Lloyd-JonesSo let me put it thus: Hold on to your principles of morality and ethics, use your willpower to the limit, pay great heed to every noble, uplifting desire that is in you; but realize that these things alone are not enough, that they will never bring you to the desired place. We have to realize that all our best is totally inadequate, that a spiritual battle must be fought in a spiritual manner.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones