Monthly Archives: December 2010

“Be it ours to be humbly dependent upon God; for whatever station he may choose to keep us in, godliness alone will prove our promotion and true riches.”  Gregory Bateman  (1862)

“I am persuaded the instances are not rare, of men feeding upon sinful desires, even when through want of opportunity the fear of man, or through some partial restraint of conscience, they dare not carry them into execution.”  John Witherspoon  … Continue reading →

“Nearness to God is the foundation of a creature’s happiness.”  Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

“Let a moment’s failure of his power, of his watchfulness, or of his will to do good, occur, and what a sweep of death and annihilation through the universe!  William Howitt  (1792-1879)

“God did not elect me as a helper, nor create me, nor redeem me, nor convert me, by way of helping me: for he alone did all, and he had no use at all for me.”  John Donne (1572-1631)

“There is neither grace nor peace for man, except through Christ.”  Joseph Augustus Seiss  (1823-1904)

“And if now, my Christian brother, the God who made all things, evil as well as good,–sickness, pain, poverty, distress,–is your Savior;  if He is ever seen by you, and His voice is heard telling you, even of that which … Continue reading →

“His choice is not determined by the merit of man’s works, but by His own free and undeserved mercy, for it is proved by His words to Moses and to Pharaoh that “on whom he will, he hath mercy, and … Continue reading →

“Men have remission of sins through faith;they are justified by faith; their hearts are purified by faith; they live, they walk, they stand by faith; they overcome all enemies by faith; they are kept by the power of God through … Continue reading →

“Mercy and grace are all-sufficient.  One crumb of these is worth more than all the riches of the world.”  Frans Bakker  (1919-1965)