Out of the Depths Quotes

“understood the necessity of religion as a means of escaping hell, but I loved sin and was unwilling to forsake it.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“We have sometimes escaped from grave dangers not by any wisdom or foresight of our own, but by the intervention of unforeseen circumstances. So both the revelation of Scripture and our own individual experiences confirm the wisdom and good providence of God. He watches over His people from the earliest moment of their lives. He overrules and guards them through all their blind wanderings and leads them in a way that they know not.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“rooted in incidents that at the time
seemed insignificant.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“John Newton was born in London on July 24, 1725,”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“Courtship is indeed a pleasing part of life when there is mutual affection, the consent of friends, the reasonable prospect of an eventual fulfillment, and when it is conducted in obedience to
the will and worship of God. But when these concomitants are absent, what we call love becomes the most tormenting and destructive passion that can be named.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“I did everything that might be expected from a person entirely ignorant of God's righteousness who works to build his own self-righteousness.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“The psalmist reminds us that caution in these things is proper: "Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul" (Ps. 66:16) and our Lord cautions us not to "cast pearls before swine" (Matt. 7:6). The pearls of a Christian are, perhaps, his choice experiences of the Lord's power and love in regards to his soul. These should not casually be made public, lest we provide an occasion for disreputable persons to make fun of what they cannot understand.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“When this happens, it demonstrates a divine power equal to the same divine power seen in the creation of a world. It is without question the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous to all those who are not blinded by prejudice and unbelief.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“I am persuaded that every believer will see enough in his or her own life to confirm this, but not all in the same degree. The outward circumstances of many Christians appear the same. They have not been through extreme circumstances of one kind or another. Inwardly, a spiritual change has been effected without notice by others and almost unperceived by themselves. The Lord has spoken to them, not in thunder and tempest, but with a still small voice He has drawn them gradually to Himself. Although they have a confident assurance that they know and love Him and have passed from death unto life, they cannot relate any great details of a drastic change.
Others He seems to select in order to show the exceeding riches of His grace and the greatness of His mighty power. He allows the natural rebellion and wickedness of their hearts to completely express itself. Even though they sin willfully against God, they are spared from death while other sinners are cut off with little warning. Just when all who know them are expecting to hear that God has brought down divine vengeance upon them, the Lord, (whose thoughts are high above ours, as the heavens are
higher than the earth) is pleased to pluck them like brands out of the fire. He makes them monuments of His mercy for the encouragement of others. They are-contrary to expectation-convinced, pardoned, and changed.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“We very often fail to see our present circumstances in right perspective. Look back over the past, however, and compare what you have been brought through with your frame of mind during each successive period. Consider how wonderfully one thing has been connected with another so that what we now count as our greatest benefits are”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“We very often fail to see our present circumstances in right perspective.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“We shall see that what we once mistakenly called afflictions and misfortune were in reality blessings without which we would not have grown in faith. Nothing happened to us without a reason. No problem came upon us sooner, pressed on us more heavily, or continued longer than our situation required. God, in divine grace and wisdom, used our many afflictions, each as needed, that we might ultimately possess an exceeding and eternal weight of glory, prepared by the Lord for His people.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“Because of our own ignorance and unbelief, we often fail to understand the Lord's dealings with us, and we are all too ready to complain. If we knew everything from God's perspective, we would rejoice.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths

“They had experienced a variety of God's providential actions, but they did not yet understand God's ultimate goals.”
― John Newton, Out of the Depths