D.L. Moody
1837 to 1899
Dwight Lyman Moody was an American evangelist and publisher who began his ministry among the poor of Chicago. He preached on both sides of the Atlantic and founded the Moody Church and what is now the Moody Bible Institute. He had little formal schooling, a deep love for the Bible, and a knack for saying true things simply.
Selected sayings
A few more lines from D.L. Moody, gathered as encouragement, each with a note on where it comes from or what it means.
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“Faith makes all things possible. Love makes all things easy.”
A line much loved for pairing trust in God with the love that flows from it.
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“The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.”
Moody on why a daily, honest habit of reading Scripture matters so much.
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“Character is what you are in the dark.”
Who we are when no one is watching, which for Moody was the real measure of a person.
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“If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.”
A favourite of Moody's on putting integrity before image.
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“A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. All we have to do is to enter into it.”
Moody on the peace with God that Christ has already secured at the cross.
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