Monthly Archives: February 2013

“The Spirit puts nothing new into the Bible; he only so enlightens and strengthens our faculties, that we can discern and admire what is there already.”  (Henry Melvill; 1798-1871)

“Attempts to complete what grace begins, betray our pride and offend the Lord; but cannot promote our spiritual interest.”  (Abraham Booth; 1734-1806)

“Doth thy heart hanker after riches?  Tell thy heart that there are unsearchable riches in Christ, and that through him we have a title to all the promises of this life and a better.”  (Thomas Hooker; 1586-1647)

“Cause me to hear thy strengthening and encouraging voice.  If the voice of thy grace be not lifted up in my spirit, reanimating my feeble faith, I feel that there is but a step between me and despair.”  Jean Baptiste … Continue reading →

“To know the truth is not to enter into intellectual freedom as such, but it is to enter into the liberating experience of being a disciple of the Lord in terms of freedom from sin and guilt, and with fellowship and knowledge … Continue reading →

“It is dangerous to fight against Satan or his instruments with their own weapons; for so doing they shall easily overcome us.  Let us fight with the armour of God.”  (William Cowper; 1731-1800)

“The spirit of prayer must be born from above, and cannot be imitated nor counterfeited by merely human effort.”  (A. B. Simpson; 1843-1919)

“Man must exclude himself.  This means that personal interests recede to the background.”  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)