Monthly Archives: July 2014

“I am quite sure that there is not a day of our lives in which Satan does not lay some snare for our souls, the more perilous because unseen; and if seen, because perhaps unheeded and despised.” (Barton Bouchier, 1794-1864)

“And so with God. To be “Almighty,” He must be able to carry out His own will and purpose to the uttermost.” (Andrew Jukes, 1815-1901)

“The will of God and His decrees are unchangeable: that there can be no alteration in the Divine intention, no new act arise in His mind, no reversion of His eternal plan, all being founded in adorable sovereignty, ordered by … Continue reading →

“To wait is then to look: to wait is to look constantly with patience and submission by subjecting our affections, wills and desires to God’s will; that is to wait.” (Richard Holdsworth. 1590-1649)

The believer,“He knows no wisdom independent of the truth, he hates falsehood as the height of folly, and regulates his life accordingly.” (Joseph Addison Alexander, 1809-1860)

“That moral persuasion will not bring a soul to Christ; that man cannot come himself, but must be drawn, is proved from John 6:44: ‘No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him.” (Christopher … Continue reading →

“Worship, as a religious exercise, is the homage of the heart presented to God according to his revealed will.” (Andrew Fuller; 1754-1815)

“If ethics are concerned with manner of life and behavior, biblical ethics are concerned with the manner of life and behavior which the Bible requires and which the faith of the Bible produces.” John Murray (1898-1975)

“He died for our sins, that we might not die in our sins. He consented to their slaying him, that they might not slay us.” (Robert Candlish 1806-1873)

“The devil knows well that prayer is the secret of our strength. Hence, he aggravates every difficulty; and if we try to overcome him in our own might, we shall fail.” (Edward Henry Bickersteth 1825-1906)