Monthly Archives: June 2018

“The soul is immortal and eternal; that is, it was created; it was not from eternity, but it can never cease to be, nor shall it be annihilated:  therefore mortal and transitory things, delights, and pleasures can never fill its … Continue reading →

“All prayers that are acceptable with God are the breathings of his own Spirit within us.”  Robert South  (1633-1716)

“It was God’s foreseeing that Abraham would not choose Him, that made election necessary . . . Election proceeds not upon foreseen faith in us, but upon foreseen unbelief.”  (Horatius Bonar; 1808-1889)

“When we are exhorted to look not to our own things only, but also to those of others, it is because we ought to have the same mind in us that was in Christ Jesus, who being in the form … Continue reading →

“To plough the soil is as much a natural action as to eat or drink; yet as all such actions are performed by wicked men for merely selfish purposes, without any regard to God and the general good, they become … Continue reading →

“If you truly saw and believed that God is reckoning righteous the ungodly who believe on Him, you would fairly hate your struggles to be ‘better’ for you would see that your dreams of good works have not at all … Continue reading →

“He is sovereign in the dispensation of his gifts and in the bestowal of his favors.  He is not regulated by external appearances of relations.”  (John Brown  1784-1858)

“Grace in Christ and grace in us are of the same nature, though not of the same degree: grace in us is as in its streams, but grace in Christ is as in its fountain; it is but a small … Continue reading →

“His knowledge is infinite, eternal and unchangeable.”  (Edward J. Young  1907-1968)

“That what God wills is best.”  (Thomas Brooks  1608-1680)