Monthly Archives: September 2012

“If we empty ourselves of ourselves, that strength of God shall fill us and dwell in us.”  (Paul Bayne)

“A full acceptance of the divine authority of the Bible is both consistent with the Genesis narrative and necessary to its proper interpretation.”  (Edward J. Young; 1907-1968)

“Never doubt, though thy iniquities be never so great, there is a sea of mercy in God.”  (Richard Stock)

“Satan is ever seeking an advantage against us.  Moreover the soul is strangely deluded by the treachery of our senses and the result of our passions when temptations assail us; so unless opportune relief is granted, we are soon overcome.”  … Continue reading →

“Few can bear great and sudden mercies without pride and wantonness, till they are hampered and humbled to carry it moderately.”  Samuel Lee  (1783-1852)

“And it is no exaggeration, for He gives like Himself, not grudgingly or in tiny portions, as if He were afraid to exhaust His riches, or even suspected them to be limited in their contents.”  (John Eadie; 1810-1876)

“God can do nothing imperfectly; and we may form some idea of his superintending knowledge, by conceiving what is indeed the truth, that all the powers of the Godhead are employed, and solely employed, in the observation and examination of … Continue reading →

“God can authoritatively declare unto the elect, ‘fear not,’ ‘fear none of these things,’ for the powers that be have their conception, duration, boundaries, and termination from me.”  (No name given)

“Sin has so separated the whole race from God, that not one member of it can be brought near, or can be brought into the region of benediction, without the shedding of blood.”  (William Garden Blaikie; 1820-1899)

“The way of any sinner’s deliverance from such wrath shows sin to be exceeding great in the price and ransom that is paid for the salvation of him from his sins—the price of the blood of the eternal Son of … Continue reading →