Monthly Archives: September 2015

“Mere formalists may be content without answers to their prayers, but genuine suppliants cannot; they are not satisfied with the results of prayer itself in calming the mind and subduing the will—they must go further and obtain actual replies from … Continue reading →

“He does nothing but what He decreed, and He decreed nothing which He did not will, and both will and decree are absolutely eternal , though the execution of both be in time.” Jerome Zanchius (1516-1590)

“The gospel commands us to give up ourselves to Christ, to be accepted through Him, and to be ruled by Him; for He is the “author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him” (Heb. 5:9) Arthur W. Pink … Continue reading →

“The soul hardens rapidly, under the fires of lust.” William Howard Van Doren (1810-1882)

“If the imputation of Adams’s sin and of Christ’s righteousness be doctrines contained in the word of God, commentaries that labor to expel them from that word must be grossly pestiferous books, which no Christian ought to recommend, but which, … Continue reading →

“All beings whatever, from the highest angel to the meanest reptile, and from the meanest reptile to the minutest atom, are the objects of God’s eternal decrees and particular providence.” Jerome Zanchius (1516-1590)

“A surgical operation may cause much pain and suffering, and I may dread to submit myself to it; but if I have the assurance that it is the only and sure way to recovery, I consider it a good thing.” … Continue reading →

“Be assured of this, that a mind not at rest bespeaks a soul not a rest; and whatever men may affirm to you about their assurance or their peace, if you see them ever on the watch, ever on the … Continue reading →

“It is evident, therefore, that holiness is the sum of all excellence and the combination of all the attributes which constitute perfection of character.” James Petigru Boyce (1827-1888)

“As to its duration, it is to eternity; “having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end,” John 13:1; his love is invariable, unalterable, and unchangeable: it is like himself, “the same yesterday, to-day, … Continue reading →