What They Said

“One of the greatest time-wasting sins is idleness, or sloth. The slothful see their time pass away, and their work undone, and can hear of the necessity of redeeming it, and yet they have not hearts to stir. When they are convinced that duty must be done, they are still delaying, and putting it off from day to day, and saying still, I will do it tomorrow, or hereafter. To-morrow is still the sluggard’s working day; and to-day is his idle day.”

Richard Baxter

“Idleness gives great advantage to the tempter. Standing waters gather filth.”

Matthew Henry

"He has begun and he will carry on, he will finish the good work in our souls.  We have nothing to do, but to lay hold on him by faith, and to depend on him for wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption.  Not but we must be workers together with him; for a true faith in Jesus Christ will not suffer us to be idle.  No, it is an active, lively, restless principle; it fills the heart, so that it cannot be easy, till it is doing something for Jesus Christ."

George Whitefield