Monthly Archives: February 2017

“Jehovah, and Jehovah alone, the omnipotent and self-existent God, is the Keeper, and Preserver of his people.  The people of God are kept at all times and in all circumstances, by his mighty power unto everlasting salvation; they are preserved … Continue reading →

“We may suppose, without a doubt, that the sins of Adam after his fall affected his posterity no more than the sins of another man.”  James Madison Pendleton  (1811-1891)

“What comfort ought this to afford under every condition!  For the Lord Jesus goes before us through the desert.  He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”  Ridley H. Herschell  (1807-1864)

“It is the watchful heart that discovers and suppresses the temptation before it comes to its strength.”  John Flavel (1628-1691)

“The children of God make more of a promise than others do; and that upon a double account: partly, because they value the blessing promised; partly, because they are satisfied with the assurance given by God’s word; so that, whereas … Continue reading →

“Private self-love seems to be the root of depravity; the grand succedaneum in human affection to the love of God and man.  Self-admiration, self-will, and self-righteousness are but different modifications of it.  Where this prevails, the creature assumes the place … Continue reading →

“If convictions begin to work, instantly yield to their influence.  If any worldly or sinful desire is touched, let this be the moment for its crucifixion.”  Charles Bridges  (1794-1869)

“Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God’s word formed into an argument, and retorted by faith upon God again.”  William Gurnall (1617-1679)

The soul is the theater where moral actions, both good and bad, are performed.  ”As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.´ What we will, that we morally do.  This doctrine suggests, that the world is really worse … Continue reading →

“For those who think they are perfect, and have the consummation of knowledge, disdain instruction is superfluous and unprofitable.”  John Daille  (1594-1670)