Monthly Archives: December 2015

“Simply to sin is human, and happens to the saints even after they have received grace: but to sin against God argues a singular degree of impiety. To sin against God is to injure and dishonour him in things immediately … Continue reading →

“A wolf will sooner marry a lamb than ever a carnal heart will be subject to the law of God.” Thomas Goodwin (1600-1679)

“When they are perceived by the eye of faith, and duly considered, we have a just view of afflicting incidents, fitted to quell the turbulent motions of corrupt affections under dismal outward appearances.” Thomas Boston (1677-1732)

“It is the “infirmity” of a believer to be thinking of himself, and drawing false inferences (for all such inferences are necessarily erroneous), from what he sees or feels, as to the light in which he is beheld and estimated … Continue reading →

“The objects of election and redemption are the same; Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect?—It is Christ that died! Died for the elect! So the same us all, for whom God delivered up His Son, … Continue reading →

“The truth is just this, that God’s will is the law of the universe, that His glory is the object and end both in creation and in redemption, His everlasting purpose, the mighty and all-perfect mold in which all things … Continue reading →

“It is a prayer not proceeding from a doubting and wavering heart, as if God did at sometimes deliver his church, and at others fail and leave her to the will of her enemies; but grounded upon certain knowledge and … Continue reading →

“A view of the divine glory crucifies our lusts, and puts the corruptions of our heart to death.” John Angell James (1785-1859)

“And the Holy Scripture calls God’s election the Book of Life. As I said before, Jesus Christ serves for a Register: it is He in whom we are engraved, and in whom God acknowledges us for His children. Seeing then … Continue reading →

“Our justification is by faith alone: works form no part of that righteousness in which we can stand before the tribunal of God.” Charles Hodge (1797-1878)