Monthly Archives: May 2014

“The believer should recognize the greatness of his calling and not allow himself to be either elated or depressed by outward circumstances.” (Joseph B Mayor 1828-1916)

“It is a perverted and dishonoring view of God to imagine Him struggling along with disobedient men, doing the best He can to convert them, but not able to accomplish His purpose.”  (Loraine Boettner 1901-1990)

“The law of God remains in all its dignity, purity and force. The believer in Christ is released from it as a ground of acceptance, but not as a standard of holiness.” (Octavius Winslow 1808-1878)

“Seeing the end from the beginning, He saw that the thing He desired would never come to pass unless brought into being by a direct act of His own will.” Horatius Bonar (1808-1890)

“When God gives command to spiritual acts, He grants power to obey the same…The call and command of God are the conduit-pipe of strength and ability.” (Christopher Ness 1621-1705)

“What an excellent thing it is when we have nothing, and can rely upon nothing, but yet are acquainted with the living God, who made heaven and earth, and place our confidence alone in him, which enables us to be … Continue reading →

“He died a criminal bearing your guilt. You are dead as guilty criminals in him. So God the Father in his righteousness deals with him for you. So in his righteousness, he deals with you in him.” (Robert Candlish 1806-1873)

“When the Holy Spirit savingly convinces of sin, righteousness, and judgment, the soul is brought to self-despair and self-surrender.” (Edward Henry Bickersteth 1825-1906)

“Ours was the transgression, His the stroke for it. Ours was the iniquity, His the wound for it. Ours was the sin, His the death, its wages and due!” (F. C. Jennings 1847-1948)

“My brethren, faith brings home to the heart a message of a higher sovereignty, even of love from God borne to you, and tells everyone that professes an interest in God, that God has shown His absolute dominion already toward … Continue reading →