Monthly Archives: August 2013

“The true penitent by his unreserved confession of his crimes accuses himself.  (John Colquhoun; 1748-1827)

“Throughout, therefore, it is the Word of God that is recognized as the sole source and criterion of the truth.”  Herman Hoeksema (1886-1965)

“Carnal reason bespatters Divine wisdom.”  (Christopher Ness;  1621-1705)

“He is the sort of brother you need in your deep grief, ye sin-sick, sin-laden, sorrow-laden children – the fitting type of the brother you have in the well-beloved Son of the Father!  He is never weary of speaking peace … Continue reading →

“Man does not possess the power of self-regeneration; and until this inward change takes place, he cannot be convinced of the truth of the Gospel by any amount of external testimony.”  (Loraine Boettner; 1901-1990)

“The more we try the promises, the surer we shall find them.”  (George Horne; 1730-1792)

“One little drop (speaking of the blood of Christ) is more worth than heaven and earth.”  (Martin Luther; 1483-1546)

“One error requires another to maintain it, this second must have a third or fourth to lean on.  One false step leads to twenty, or perhaps to a hundred more.  Who knows where all this is to end.”  (Horatius Bonar … Continue reading →

“It is a great grace that the Lord should accept anything from us, if we consider these three things:  First, who the Lord is; next, what we are; thirdly, what it is we have to give unto him.”  (William Cowper; … Continue reading →

“The power of man to falsify the state of his heart by his outward conduct is remarkable;–he can appear to be what he is not.”  (David Thomas; 1813-1894)