Monthly Archives: September 2016

Everyone who is in earnest knows how faulty his own life is, and for this reason, will be less ready to judge others.”  Alfred Plummer (1841-1926)

“It is not our purpose to enter the controversy about theories of inspiration, except to say that we believe in the verbal inspiration of the scriptures, which means that the very words were selected by God, and the men spake … Continue reading →

“In opposition to the views of Deists, Rationalists, and all kindred errorists, I maintain that the Bible is a superhuman production—that it is the book of God, properly so called, because it contains a revelation from him.”  James Madison Pendleton  … Continue reading →

“Active service is good, but the passive confidence of faith is not one jot less esteemed in the sight of God.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1898)

“What, what shall I say?  God’s presence is renewing, transforming, seasoning, sanctifying, commanding, sweetening, and enlightening to the soul.”  John Bunyan (1628-1688)

“You will see, that when man is all careless, God is all care; when man can do nothing, God does all; when man deserves nothing, God gives all.  Salvation is from first to last of grace.  Henry Law  (1797-1884)

“In the infinite wisdom of the Lord of all the earth, each event falls with exact precision into its proper place in this unfolding of His eternal plan; nothing, however small, however strange, occurs without His ordering, or without its … Continue reading →

“All things turn out according to divine predestination; not only the works we do outwardly, but even the thoughts we think inwardly.”  “There is no such thing as chance, or fortune; nor is there a readier way to gain the … Continue reading →

“Certainly a dejected spirit liveth beneath the height of Christian privileges and principles.”  (Thomas Manton, 1620-1677)

“God’s aim in your afflictions is not destruction, but trial; as gold is put into the furnace to be fined, not consumed.”  Thomas Manton (1620-1677)