“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am”
Quotes by John Newton
“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”
“I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)”
John NewtonJohn Newton was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and a pivotal figure in the abolitionist movement. Born into a seafaring family, he went to sea at a young age, eventually becoming a captain of ...