Criswell Quotes & Sayings

It certainly wasn't the sensible thing to do. [Referring to her move to Italy.] — Jennifer Criswell

I believe this notion of separation of church and state was the figment of some infidel's imagination. — W. A. Criswell

Two can live as cheaply as one
if one doesn't eat the other goes naked. — W. A. Criswell

God sends people into our lives just when we need them, to say the right word, His word, just when we need it. — W. A. Criswell

The election of John F Kennedy will lead to the death of a free church and a free state. — W. A. Criswell

To lift Him up, to preach His name, and to invite souls to love Him and to follow Him is the highest, heavenliest privilege of human life. — W. A. Criswell

A skunk by any other name still stinks. — W. A. Criswell

The first priority of the Leader is to Pray for and be concerned for the welfare of your flock. The key to the rest of our life and ministry will be the investment of prayer we make in the lives of others. — W. A. Criswell

He was born a King. The wise men came from the East and asked, 'Where is He that is born King of the Jews?' (Matthew 2:2). He died a King.
In Greek, in Latin, and in Hebrew the description was written above His cross, 'This is Jesus, The King' (Matthew 27:37) — W. A. Criswell

When our trials come, when we feel pain and suffering, when our tears flow again, it is our joy and comfort to lift our faces heavenward and to go on, standing on the promises of God. — W. A. Criswell

The things that we mortals see as setbacks are, in truth,
simply God's way of redirecting our paths toward Him.
And what sometimes seems to be a terrible setback (to us)
can always be transformed into a great victory (for Him).
After all, no problem is too big for God.
Criswell Freeman (the man who helped me write this book) — Criswell Freeman

After seventy years of expository preaching, I have yet to touch the hem of His garment. — W. A. Criswell