Alistair Begg Quotes

Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.

~ Alistair Begg

There is an old joke that went around- it goes, in the beginning God made man in His own image, and since the fall, man has been seeking to return the compliment.

~ Alistair Begg

At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart's love upon people like us.

~ Alistair Begg

The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.

~ Alistair Begg

If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you.

~ Alistair Begg

A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.

~ Alistair Begg

Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist.

~ Alistair Begg

There's a way to preach the Bible unbiblically...You can use the Bible as the springboard for all kinds of ideas, can't you? Look around in here and find something that fits your fancy and then launch a rocket off it. People say, 'That was amazing, wasn't it? Remarkable what he got out of that.' Well of course it is because he put it in before he got it out.

~ Alistair Begg

Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise.

~ Alistair Begg