Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Gentleness that is not capable of being severe is a weakness; and so is severity that cannot be gentle.”  (William Graham Scroggie; 1877-1958)

“Once we have taken a problem to God, we should cease to concern ourselves with it.  We should turn our backs upon it and center our gaze upon God.  Is not this precisely where we go astray?  (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones;  … Continue reading →

He draws us and we come.  He makes us thirsty and we drink.  He changes our heart and our mind and our will by His Spirit and Word, and we find Him more precious than all the riches of the … Continue reading →

“Thus Justice rejoices, because it is infinitely honoured.  For if all the family of man had been cast into the prison-house of torment:–if they had withered forever, paying the penalty of hell-pains:–the whole could never have been cancelled.  Eternity could … Continue reading →

“All the blessings which a person receives here and will receive hereafter are gifts of grace from God, not founded upon man’s merits.”  (Norval Geldenhuys, 1918-1964)

“What earthly comforts are offered for the relief of a spiritual wound are but a burden to a broken spirit.”  (David Dickson; 1583-1662)

“If Jesus Christ is truly the Son of God, equal with God, having the same nature with the Father, the only begotten of the Father, then he is fit to  be our Lord, the absolute proprietor of our persons, worthy … Continue reading →

“The more exact and accurate a man is in duty, the more he grows in grace; and the more he grows in grace, the more exact and accurate he grows in his duty.” (William Bridge; 1600-1671)

“But as to the Lord our God, he is always better than this world and his servants shall find more in his performance hereafter than they can now perceive in his promise:  like as his enemies should find more weight … Continue reading →

“If it be true zeal, then the tract of time, multitude of discouragements, falseness of men deserting the cause, and strength of oppositions will not tire out a man’s spirit.  Zeal makes men resolute; difficulties are but whetstones to their … Continue reading →