Adoniram Judson

“If we are interested in Christ by faith, notwithstanding our imperfections and sins, God will be our God through grace.”

“The world is yet in its infancy; the gracious designs of God are yet hardly developed. Glorious things are spoken of Zion, the city of our God. She is yet to triumph and become the joy and g...”

“Though I have seldom done anything to my own satisfaction, I am better satisfied with the translation of the New Testament than I ever expected to be. The language is, I believe, simple, pla...”

“Notwithstanding my present incompetency, I am beginning to translate the New Testament, being extremely anxious to get some parts of Scripture, at least, into an intelligible shape, if for n...”

“I suppose they think me an old man and imagine it is nothing for one like me to resign a life so full of trials. But I am not old - at least in that sense; you know I am not. Oh, no man ever...”

“A person employed in direct missionary work among the natives, especially if his employ is somewhat itinerant, can easily make long and interesting journals.”

“I take leave of Prome and her towering god, Shwa Lan-dau, at whose base I have been laboring with the kindest intentions for the last three months and a half. Too firmly founded art thou to...”

“We cannot sit still and see the dear Burmans, flesh and blood like ourselves and, like ourselves, possessed of immortal souls that will shine forever in heaven or burn forever in hell - we c...”

“Love to Jesus is a sure title to the greatest possible happiness; for Jesus is omnipotent and has determined to make his friends happy, and surely will not forget a single one in whose heart...”

“I am persuaded that the chief reason why we do not enjoy religion is that we do not try to enjoy it.”

“Of how much real happiness we cheat our souls by preferring a trifle to God! We have a general intention of living religion; but we intend to begin tomorrow or next year. The present moment...”

“See the hand of God in all events, and thereby become reconciled to His dispensations.”

“It is my growing conviction that the Baptist churches in America are behind the age in missionary spirit. They now and then make a spasmodic effort to throw off a nightmare debt of some year...”

“God is waiting to be gracious, and is willing to make us happy in religion, if we would not run away from him. We refuse to open the window shutters, and complain that it is dark.”

“While therefore your tears flow, let a due proportion be tears of joy. Yet take the bitter cup with both hands and sit down to your repast. You will soon learn a secret: that there is sweetn...”

“Consider this point. It is a main point of true wisdom. Whenever there is an execution of purpose, there must be an agent.”

“The word which denotes the act of baptizing, according to the usage of Greek writers, uniformly signifies or implies immersion.”