Monthly Archives: July 2012

“My days were determined before one of them was.”  (David McLaren; 1883)

“The Spirit, teaching us wisdom, gives us to understand we have no cause to fear, because more are for us than against us,’ and therefore ‘we rejoice when we fall into divers temptations,’ knowing by the Spirit’s light and inspiration … Continue reading →

“Were the glory of the infinite Jehovah seen in its true light, as the mightiest and most majestic of all objects and ends, not the exclusion of other matters, but simply to their regulation and subordination,–then should we be saved … Continue reading →

“To speak oppression is to speak words tending to the injury of others.  From on high, proudly, with arrogant contempt of others.  They speak as if from a superior position.”  (Joseph Addison Alexander; 1873)

“If we open our mouths to God in prayer, he will fill them more and more with suitable petitions and arguments.  When we attempt to open the mouth, God will open it still wider.”  Benjamin Beddome  (1717-1795)

“Mistrust cannot tolerate the hidden purposes of God.  It wars against divine testimonies, and obscures counsel with frantic reproaches.”  (Not Known)

“A fretful, complaining Christian is a contradiction in terms.”  (William Garden Blaikie; 1820-1899)

“God cannot bear it with patience, that we should limit him, either to the time, or manner, or means of help.”  (Joseph Caryl, 1602-1673)

There may therefore be guilt where there is no moral pollution, as in the case of our blessed Lord, who bore our sins; and there may be freedom from guilt, where moral pollution remains, as in the case of every … Continue reading →

 “Justification is a legal sentence or declaration issued by God in which He pronounces the person in question free from any fault or guilt and acceptable in His sight.  The person is declared to have met all the requirements of … Continue reading →