Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Justice is either inherent or imputed.  By inherent justice, no man is just before God.  According to imputed justice, a man may be just and is just before God.”  (Joseph Caryl;  1602-1673)

“Fear ye not.  What shall they fear, above whose head the Gospel-standard floats?  Faith reads thereon, ‘If God be for us, who can be against us?’  Rom. 8:31.  But use no fruitless efforts.  The waves are deep.  The foes are … Continue reading →

“Sin is of an encroaching nature; it creeps on the soul by degrees, step by step, till it hath the soul to the very height of sin.”  (Thomas Brooks; 1608-1680)

“He it is that ‘deposes kings and sets up kings.’  Rulers owe their tenure of office to Him though on the surface little or nothing of His control may be in evidence.”  (H. C. Leupold; 1891-1972)

“The apostolic truth addressing all to whom it comes as guilty, condemned, and perishing wretches, leaves no room for preference or boasting in any; that so the whole glory of our salvation may be secured to that grace which is … Continue reading →

“There is no better test of our true character, than the habitual effect of ‘vain thoughts’  upon our minds—whether we love and indulge them, or abhor, and watch and pray against them.”  (Thomas Scott; 1747-1821)

“There is nothing of more importance, whether for the individual believer or for the Church collectively, than a firm conviction, such as the Book of Joshua emphatically supplies, that long delays on God’s part involve no forgetfulness of His promises, … Continue reading →

“Do it therefore, but do it deliberately.  Consider what it is that you are to do: and consider how reasonable it is that it should be done, and done cordially and cheerfully, ‘not by constraint, but willingly;’ for in this … Continue reading →

“There is no will so willful as a wicked will.”  (William G. T. Shedd; 1820-1894)

“Be careful not to please your fancy too much with vanities and curious sights.”  (Thomas Goodwin; 1600-1679)