The Quotable Oswald Chambers Book

A Word About Oswald Chambers     10
The Last Picture     12
How to Use This Book     14
Abandon     16
Abiding in Christ     16
Abraham     17
Aging     17
Agnostic (See Revelation of God)     18
Agony     18
Amateur Providence (See Meddling)     19
Ambition     19
Apostasy (See Backsliders / Backsliding)     19
Approval (See Recognition)     19
Argue / Argument     19
Atonement     21
Authority     21
Backsliders / Backsliding     21
Baptism of Jesus     23
Baptism of the Holy Spirit (See Holy Spirit, Baptism of)     23
Beatitudes, The (See Sermon on the Mount)     23
Behavior     23
Belief / Beliefs     24
Bible     25
Biography     30
Blessing     31
Body, Physical     32
Books     32
Broken Bread / Poured-Out Wine     33
Calamity (See Disaster)     34
Call of God     34
Character     36
Character of God     38
Child / Children     39
Choice / Choosing     40
Christianity     41
Christmas (See Incarnation)     41
Church     42
Circumstances     43
Circumstances, Engineered by God     45
Civilisation     47
Closed Mind     48
Comfort     48
Commandments of God     49
Commonplace (See Drudgery and Ordinary)     50
Common Sense     50
Community (See also Solitariness)     50
Compassion     51
Competition     52
Complaining     52
Compromise     52
Conceit     52
Concentration     52
Confession     54
Confidence in God     54
Conscience     56
Consecration     57
Controversy (See Argue / Argument)     58
Conviction of Sin     58
Convictions     59
Courage     60
Creation (See also Nature / Natural World)     60
Crisis     61
Critic / Criticise / Criticism (See also Judging Others)     63
Cross of Christ     65
Cure of Souls (See Spiritual Care)     67
Cynic / Cynical     67
Death     67
Deception     69
Decision (See also Choice / Choosing)     69
Definitions     70
Deliverance     71
Demons / Demon Possession     71
Dependable / Dependability     71
Depravity     72
Depression     72
Despair     72
Detached / Disentangled     73
Devotion to Christ     74
Difficulties (See Circumstances)     76
Disaster     76
Disciple / Discipleship     77
Discipline     79
Discouragement     80
Doctrine (See Convictions)     80
Doubt     80
Dreaming     81
Drudgery (See also Ordinary)     81
Duty     82
Earnestness     83
Earth     83
Education     83
Election (See Predestination)     83
Emotion(s)     84
Endurance     85
Epistles     85
Eternal Life     86
Evangelism     86
Evolution      88
Excellence     89
Expectancy (See also Surprise)     89
Expectations     89
Experience     90
Expression     91
Extravagance (See also Generosity)     91
Facts (See also Reality)     92
Failure     93
Faith     93
Fall, The     95
Family     95
Fanatic / Fanaticism     96
Fate / Fatalism     96
Fatherhood of God     97
Fear     97
Feelings (See Emotion(s))     98
Fellowship with God     98
Forget / Forgetting (See also Memory)     98
Forgiveness     98
Freedom (See also Liberty)     99
Friendship     100
Future     100
Generosity / Giving (See also Extravagance)     101
Gifts / Giftedness     104
Gifts, Consecration of     104
Good vs. Best     104
Gospel, Communication of     105
Gospel of Christ     106
Gospel of Temperament     108
Government     108
Grace     109
Gratitude     110
Guidance      110
Guilt     112
Habits     112
Haphazard     112
Happiness     114
Healing     114
Health     115
Heart     116
Heaven     117
Hell     118
Heredity     118
Herod     118
Holiness     118
Holy Communion (See Lord's Supper)     120
Holy Spirit     120
Holy Spirit: Baptism of     121
Holy Spirit: Filling of     122
Holy Spirit: Fruit of     123
Holy Spirit: Gifts of     123
Home     124
Honour     124
Hope     125
Hospitality     125
Human Nature     126
Humanity     126
Humiliation     126
Humility     127
Humour     127
Hurry     127
Hypocrisy / Hypocrite     128
Ibsen, Henrik     130
Identity     130
Idol / Idolatry     131
Imagination     131
Imitation     131
Immorality     131
Impossible / Impossibility      132
Impulse     132
Incarnation     132
Independence (See also Freedom and Liberty)     133
Indifference     133
Individuality     133
Influence     134
Initiative     136
Innocence (See Purity)     136
Insanity     136
Insight     136
Inspiration     137
Institutions (See Organisation(s))     137
Instrument of God (See Servant of God)     137
Intention     137
Interference (See Meddling)     137
Introspection     137
Isolation     139
Israel     139
Jacob     139
Jesus Christ     140
Job     143
John the Baptist     143
Joy     143
Judgement of God     145
Judging Others     147
Justice     149
Knowing God     150
Knowledge     151
Laughter     151
Law (See Commandments of God)     151
Laziness     151
Leadership     151
Liberty     152
Listening      153
Lord's Supper     153
Love     154
Love, God's     156
Loyalty     158
Lust     159
Marriage     159
Materialism     160
Meaning in Life     161
Meddling     161
Meditation     162
Memory (See also Forget / Forgetting)     162
Mercy     163
Mind (See also Thinking and Thoughts / Thought Life     163
Mind of Christ     164
Miracles     164
Missionary / Missions     164
Money     166
Mood     166
Morality     166
Morning     167
Moses     168
Motive / Motivation     168
Mountaintop Experiences     169
Murder     171
Mysterious / Mystery     171
Nations     172
Natural Ability     172
Nature / Natural World (See also Creation)     173
Nature of God     173
New Birth     173
Obedience     174
Obscurity     177
Obstinacy     179
Occupation (See Work)      180
Opportunity     180
Ordinary (See also Drudgery)     180
Organisation(s)     183
Passion     185
Past and Present     185
Patience     187
Patriotism / Nationalism     188
Peace     189
People (See Humanity)     190
Perception     190
Persecution     190
Personality     191
Perspective     192
Pessimism     193
Pharisee / Pharisaism     194
Piety / Pious Talk     194
Pilgrims on Earth     195
Plans / Programmes     195
Possessions     195
Poverty     197
Power     198
Praise     198
Prayer     199
Prayer, Intercession     203
Preachers / Preaching     206
Predestination (See also Election)     210
Prejudice     211
Presence of God     212
Pretence / Pretending     212
Pride     213
Principles     215
Priorities     215
Promises of God     215
Prophet(s) / Prophecy, Old Testament      215
Prosperity     216
Psychology, Christian     216
Punishment     216
Purity     217
Purpose     218
Readiness     220
Reading (See Books)     220
Reality (See also Facts)     220
Reason / Rationalism     223
Recognition     224
Redemption     224
Regret     227
Relationship with God     227
Relationships, Human     228
Remembrance (See Memory)     229
Repentance     229
Responsibility     231
Rest     232
Resurrection     232
Retribution     232
Revelation, Book of     233
Revelation of God     233
Reverence     234
Reward     234
Rich Young Ruler     234
Right to Myself     234
Righteous Indignation     235
Righteousness     236
Rights     236
Risk     237
Routine (See Ordinary)     237
Rush (See Hurry)     238
Sabbath     238
Sacred and Secular      238
Sacrifice     239
Sadducee     239
Safety / Security     239
Saint     240
Salvation     241
Sanctification     242
Sarcasm     244
Satan / Satanic     244
Scandal     245
Sceptic / Scepticism     245
Science     245
Second Coming of Christ     245
Self-Denial     246
Self-Indulgence     247
Selfishness / Self-Interest     247
Self-Pity     248
Self-Realisation     248
Self-Reliance     249
Sensual / Sensuality     249
Sent by God     249
Serious / Solemn     250
Sermon on the Mount     250
Servant of God     251
Service     253
Sex     256
Shakespeare, William     256
Shallow and Profound     256
Silence     257
Simplicity     257
Sin     258
Sinless Perfection     260
Sleep     261
Slothfulness (See Laziness)     262
Social Work     262
Society (See Civilisation)     262
Solitariness     262
Solitude     263
Song of Solomon     264
Sorrow     264
Sovereignty of God     265
Speculation     266
Speech (See also Tongue)     267
Spiritual Care / Cure of Souls     267
Spiritual Danger     269
Spiritual Gifts     270
Spiritual Growth     270
Spiritual Warfare     272
Strength     272
Study / Preparation     274
Submission     276
Success     276
Suffering     278
Superstition     282
Surprise (See also Expectancy)     282
Surrender     283
Sympathy     284
Teachers / Teaching     285
Teachings of Jesus     287
Temptation     287
Temptation of Jesus     289
Testimony     290
Testing     290
Theology     293
Thinking     294
Thoughts / Thought Life     296
Time     297
Tongue (See also Speech)     298
Trial (See Testing)      298
Trust     298
Truth     299
Unbelief     300
Unconscious (Subconscious) Mind     301
Universalism (See also Compromise)     302
Usefulness     302
Value of Persons (See also Aging)     304
Vengeance     304
Vindication (See Argue / Argument)     304
Vision     304
Vocation     305
Vowing / Vows     306
Waiting     306
War     306
Warning     308
Will     309
Will: Free Will     310
Will: Permissive Will of God     310
Will: Will of God     311
Wisdom     313
Witness     313
Wonder, Sense of     316
Work     316
Work, Routine (See Drudgery)     316
Working for God     316
World / Worldly     318
Worry     321
Worship     323
Wrath of God     324
Youth     324
Annotated Bibliography     326
Scripture Index     330
Subject Index     332