Monthly Archives: August 2013

“The deceitfulness of the human heart is strikingly exhibited in the different judgments which men pass upon themselves and others; condemning in others what they excuse in themselves.  And infrequently it happens that the most censorious are the most criminal.”  … Continue reading →

“Though God doth not, nor never will, disinherit his people for their sins; yet he hath severely punished his people for their sins.”  (Thomas Brooks;  1608-1680)

“It is rather unfair to attribute insincerity to an opponent simply because his solution does not coincide with yours.”  (H. C. Leopold, 1891-1972)

“Will anyone dare to conclude that there is unrighteousness with God because he dispenses or withholds his favors according to his own sovereign pleasure?  (Abraham Booth; 1734-1806)

“Are any in great difficulty and are they waiting for the Lord to interpose to whom they have committed their concerns?…Wait on; he will not disappoint a gracious hope.”  (John Stephen)

“The end of the gospel ministry is to bring sinners of all nations to obey the commands of God by believing in his Son and submitting to his authority that his name may be glorified in their salvation and that … Continue reading →

“When God is pleased to make the word of promise lively, or to perform what the promise allows us to expect, such a consolation is a sufficient antidote to the heaviest affliction.”  (David Dickson;  1583-1662)

“When you have asked once—asked many times, and failed to obtain relief, you are tempted gradually to lose hope and abandon prayer.  Here the lesson of the parable comes in:  it teaches you to continue asking until you receive.”  (Luke … Continue reading →

“God is an infinite ocean of blessedness, and there is enough in him to fill us:  as if a thousand vessels were thrown into the sea, there is enough in the sea to fill them.”  (Thomas Watson;  1620-1686)

“Go down into your own heart, consider well your thoughts, for this will humble you, it will make you vile in your own eyes.”  (Thomas Goodwin;  1600-1679)