Safely Home Quotes

“Real gold fears no fire.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“When men know they cannot hope in a country, in a political belief, or in themselves, they become free to hope in God.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Never forget Yesu is King. Never forget your home is in another world. Never forget your father will be waiting to see you again.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Real gold fears no fire”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“An obedient man is free when in prison,” Quan said. “A disobedient man is imprisoned when free.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“And do you think your refusal to believe will convince God to change his nature? He is who he is no matter what you think of him. Despite what Americans believe, the universe is not a democracy. Truth is not determined by the majority. As for hell, if you were as just and holy as God is, you would understand that all men deserve hell. It is no puzzle that men should go to hell. What is a puzzle is that men should go to heaven.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“My father, Li Tong, used to say, ‘Church leader who does not believe in God is like barefoot shoe salesman.’ We call our bureau leader the Caiaphas of China.” “What does that mean?” “You remember Caiaphas from the Bible?” “No.” “Did someone take your Bible from you?” “No. It’s on my shelf. Remember? I’ve got three of them.” “Perhaps Ben Fielding should give two away and then start reading the other one.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“If you are looking for a religion centered around yourself, Ben, I must agree that Christianity is a poor choice.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Dr. Martin Luther King said, ‘If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare composed poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, “Here lived a great street sweeper, who did his job well.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Even a bad father can leave an inheritance. Only a good father can leave a heritage.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“When Yesu is everything to you, it is impossible not to speak of him.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“He was so strong.” “Compared to Yesu, he is weak. The evil one is but a gou, a dog on a leash.” “I’ve . . . never heard a demon’s voice before.” “You are wrong.” “What do you mean?” “It is not that you have never heard the voices of demons, but that you haven’t known you were hearing them.” Quan put his hand on Ben’s trembling arm. “In America, the voices of demons sound more pleasant.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“A true believer may spend a sleepless night doubting God. But what keeps a Communist awake at night is his fear there is a God. His wishful thinking is that God does not exist. For if there is no God, there is no Judge and, therefore, no judgment for his wickedness. But if there is a God, he knows he will not fare well before him. Or that God will make demands on him he does not wish to fulfill.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Despite what Americans believe, the universe is not a democracy. Truth is not determined by the majority. As for hell, if you were as just and holy as God is, you would understand that all men deserve hell. It is no puzzle that men should go to hell. What is a puzzle is that men should go to heaven.” “He killed my only son!”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“I have no room for a God who lets children die.” “The innkeeper had no room, but it did not thwart God’s plan. Who is Ben Fielding to have no room for God? Shall the dog decide whether there is room in the house for the Master? Shall the cricket decide whether there is room in the forest for the Lion?”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Are we not the clay and God the potter? When he refuses to conform to our wills, do we discard him? If you are looking for a religion centered around yourself, Ben, I must agree that Christianity is a poor choice.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“One hundred percent of royalties from Safely Home go to help persecuted Christians and to spread the gospel in their countries.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“But doesn’t Shengjing promise to wipe away all tears?” “That promise is for after he defeats sin and ends suffering and sets up his Kingdom. That time has not yet come.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“This song is called ‘To Be a Martyr for the Lord.’ It’s very popular in house churches.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Never believe a man who says God no longer does miracles, Ben. But never believe a man who says God must do a miracle the way a man wants him to. God is God.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home

“Old Zhou Jin began singing a hymn Quan had heard and reluctantly sung many times since childhood: “One day I’ll die for the Lord.”
― Randy Alcorn, Safely Home