Monthly Archives: November 2012

“It is not ours to resolve all difficulties in our understanding of God’s ways with men.”  John Murray  (1898-1975)

“The saint is only the sinner cleansed of his sins, and set right before God.”  (Joseph A. Seiss; 1823-1904)

“It is impossible to live either Christianly or comfortable without the daily use of Scripture.”  (William Struther; 1633)

“Humility makes men angels; pride makes angels devils.”  (Joseph Hall;  1574-1656)

“God’s word is the glass which discovereth all spiritual deformity, and also the water and soap which washeth and scoureth it away.”  (Paul Bayne; died 1617 )

“For if we fight against Satan with Satan’s weapons he will soon overcome us; but if we put upon us the complete armour of God to resist him, he shall flee from us.”  (William Cowper; 1731-1800)

“Not only were we unable to bring ourselves into the faith but we cannot continue in it without divine strength.  Because of our proneness to apostatize, the subtlety and strength of our spiritual enemies, the evil of the world in … Continue reading →

“Those who love God delight to hold communion with him; and there are some feelings which the spiritual mind finds peculiar comfort and pleasure in telling to God himself.”  (Francis Bourdillon; 1881)

“It is possible to expect too little from God, but never too much.”  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)

“God promiseth salvation before he giveth it, to excite our desire of it, to exercise our faith, to prove our sincerity, to perfect our patience.  For these purposes he seemeth sometimes to have forgotten his word, and to have deserted … Continue reading →