Monthly Archives: December 2018

“There is present to each of us a wicked demon lying in wait for us, a seducer and hater of good, and the same that from the beginning plotted against the salvation of man.”  (Eusebius, 263-339)

“God makes use not only of the imprudence, but of the worst vices of men to the accomplishment of His own pleasure.”  George Lawson  (1749-1820)

“The knowledge of God is the root of knowledge.”   (William Arnot  1808-1875)

“We know not what our prayer should be for two reasons because the future is still hidden, and even in the present life, we know not what is best for us.”  (Augustine, 354-430)

“The Spirit honors and seals his own Word, and the Word assures us that ‘if ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to … Continue reading →

“What God hath done for a man will be better seen after the trouble is ended than in the meantime.”  (David Dickson  1583-1662)

“The sinner, apart from Divine help, is unable to be willing and unwilling to be able.”  (W.E. Best; 1919-2007)

“Neither times nor circumstances can relieve from the obligation of obeying God’s law.”  Alexander Carson (1776-1844)

“So demented is the mind and heart of the natural man that he will cleave to that which will cause him the eternal vengeance of a Holy God.  We find in Psalms 52 that the natural man loves evil rather … Continue reading →

“O blessed prayer!  Thou art the unwearied conqueror of human woes, the firm foundation of human happiness, the source of ever-enduring joy, the mother of philosophy.  The man who can truly, though languishing in extremest indigence, is richer than all … Continue reading →