The Character of Paul Quotes

“One of the critical questions of our day is, how long will the earth’s stock of coal supply our needs? Experts earnestly discuss the extent of the coal deposits, and calculate the date at which the stock of coal will be exhausted. A far more momentous question is, “How long will the world’s stock of sympathy hold out?”
― Charles Edward Jefferson, The Character of Paul

“Close contact with the harsh world often makes the heart hard. Misunderstanding and ingratitude when long continued have a tendency to dry up the springs of the soul. Some men are turned to flint by suffering. It was not so with Paul. Tears are often in his eyes, because there is a divine tenderness in his heart.”
― Charles Edward Jefferson, The Character of Paul

“The Church has suffered more from the weakness of good men than from the strength of bad men.”
― Charles Edward Jefferson, The Character of Paul

“We need two examples, a sinless man, and a sinner who has repented. We need the inspiration of a man who never fell, and the encouragement of a man who fell and got up again. A perfect man reveals what the ideal is, a man defeated and finally victorious discloses what by God’s grace we may ultimately become. The sinfulness of Paul as well as the sinlessness of Jesus has a part to play in our redemption.”
― Charles Edward Jefferson, The Character of Paul