Robert Rainy

“We are not to be discouraged by the seeming slowness of results.”

“The Church is a divine institution; but it is also a human society, and it must be administered with wisdom and prudence.”

“A man's theology is the product of his whole nature, and it is coloured by his personal experience.”

“We must be prepared to give an account of the hope that is in us.”

“The true way to deal with difficulties is to go right through them.”

“In all questions of Church and State, the vital thing is the spiritual independence of the Church.”

“Creeds and Confessions are the channels in which the Christian consciousness of the Church has flowed.”

“To be a Christian is to be in a living relation to a living Person.”

“The best work is done by those who are not thinking of the results.”

“Controversy is a necessary evil, but it should always be conducted with charity.”

“Our business is to do our duty, and to leave the consequences to God.”

“A living Church must be a learning Church.”

“We must hold fast to the great central truths of the Gospel.”

“The Bible is not a book of science, but a book of religion, and its purpose is to reveal God to man.”

“Preaching is the declaration of a message from God.”