Church History 101 Quotes

“In short, doctrinally, Puritanism was a kind of vigorous Calvinism; experientially, it was warm and contagious; evangelistically, it was aggressive, yet tender; ecclesiastically, it was theocentric and worshipful; and politically, it aimed to be scriptural and balanced.”
― Joel R. Beeke, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“Our faith and works are merely reflections of the salvation we have received, not a contributing factor to it.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“Church history helps to illuminate and clarify what we believe, providing a context for evaluating our beliefs and practices, according to the teaching of the church of all the ages.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“Faithful service is often unnoticed by men but it never remains unnoticed by God.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“God demonstrated His wisdom in that, even as people in Europe began despising the gospel, He was already preparing to go somewhere else.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“there are no new heresies, it seems, only old ones masquerading as new.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries

“Christianity in China from 150 years prior to the time of its inscription, circa 780.”
― Sinclair B. Ferguson, Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries