Monthly Archives: February 2016

“We cannot attain to a comprehension of all the wisdom of God. We cannot see how its several parts cohere with each other, or how they consist with the perfections of Him who designed it and who is conducting it. … Continue reading →

Christian experience explains a mystery unfathomable to human reason. It harmonises man’s energy and God’s grace. There is no straitening, no exclusion, with God. His promises with one mouth assure a welcome to the the willing heart. If it cannot … Continue reading →

“Whatever my case may be, however burdened with a sense of guilt and defilement, that should not keep me away from the throne of grace, neither should it deter me from giving thanks for Jesus Christ and God’s provision of … Continue reading →

“Nothing but a belief in God and a desire to glorify Him, based upon our realization of our utter dependence upon Him and our acceptance of His way of life and salvation in Jesus Christ His Son, can ever lead … Continue reading →

What, have you had so many experiences of your deceitful heart, and yet are so foolish as still to trust it (Proverbs 28:26)?  Ralph Venning (1620-1673)

“No one becomes a profligate at once. But “evil communications corrupt good manners.” (1 Cor. 15:33).  The tender conscience becomes less sensitive by every compliance. Who can stop himself in the down-hill road? One sin prepares for another, pleads for … Continue reading →

“If the words of God are rightly understood, they will be found faithful and true; but we are not to think that God is under any obligation to verify the comments which we may put upon them.” George Lawson (1749-1820)

“God has not left us to our own resources in the study of His Word. There is the never-failing promise and the ever-present ministry of the Holy Spirit.” John Murray (1898-1975)

“Divine grace in the soul can never really die; true faith can never utterly and finally fail. We are speaking now but of their decay. A flower may droop, and yet live: a plant may be sickly, and yet not … Continue reading →

“He builds castles in the air; his imaginations are like vagabonds, and his contrivances romantic. This is not to mention the more wicked and sinful thoughts, which, if they were known, would make one man ashamed and afraid to converse … Continue reading →