Monthly Archives: February 2011

“The mercies of God are thus dispensed in such a way as to cut off all ground for boasting on the part of those who are justified.  They are, on the contrary, calculated to exalt the Divine sovereignty, and to … Continue reading →

“God establishes His covenant and Church in the line of continued generations, in order that one generation may enter into the fruit of the of another.  Thus the truth is preserved from age to age under the guidance of the … Continue reading →

“The decrees of God may be defined as that just, wise, and holy purpose or plan by which eternally, and within himself, he determines all things whatsoever that come to pass.”  James Petigru Boyce  (1827-1888)

“As all genuine ministers of the Gospel are Separated by God to their good work, they ought to bestir themselves in it, be instant in season and out of season, and give themselves wholly to it.  Acts 6:4; 1 Tim. … Continue reading →

“If we entertain a just reverence for the Word of God, let us never mingle the truths of it with our own false conceptions, nor imagine that it can fail to be accomplished, because it would be unreasonable to think … Continue reading →

“God has not left us to our own resources in the study of His Word.  There is the never-failing promise and the ever-present ministry of the Holy Spirit.”  Jonh Murray  (1898-1975)

What, have you had so many experiences of your deceitful heart, and yet are so foolish as still to trust it (Proverbs 28:26)?  Ralph Venning  (1620-1673)

“Would that the Lord’s servants were as energetic in his work as sinners are in furthering the ends of their master!  Almost as soon as Satan became an apostate, he became a tempter.  And most successfully does he train his … Continue reading →

“Grace stands for the whole sum of the unmerited blessings which come to men through Jesus Christ.  It means the unconditioned, undeserved, spontaneous, eternal, stooping, pardoning love of God, and thus it describes a disposition in the Divine nature.”  William … Continue reading →

“Nothing that a man does in this life is without its consequences.  Every effect has a cause, and every cause produces an effect.  So many of our troubles arise from the fact that we forget that causes lead to effects, … Continue reading →