Monthly Archives: October 2021

“Unbelief is rebellion against God.  Faith on the other hand, is an act of submission or the surrender of ourselves to God, contrary to the natural opposition of our minds, in order that He may possess make us whatever He … Continue reading →

“:love is the very excellence of God; for God is love.  Love is the purest, deepest, and most powerful emotion known to man.”  (George Burrowes, 1811-1894)

“Grace is either absolutely free, or it is not at all.”  (Abraham Booth  1734-1806)

“Salvation is, from its beginning to its end, a mighty wonderwork of God, no less marvelous, and therefore, no less divine, than the work of creation.”  (Herman Hoeksema  1886-1965)

“The saint is only the sinner cleansed of his sins, and set right before God.”  (Joseph A. Seiss  1823-1904)

“Obedience becomes easy and delightful when it is in response to trust and love, and if there were more of these latter, there would be less of disobedience.”  (William Graham Scroggie, 1877-1958)

“In all thy ways, small as well as great; in all thy concerns, personal or relative, temporal or eternal, let him be supreme.  Who of us has not found the unspeakable ‘peace’ of bringing to God matters too minute or … Continue reading →

“The preaching of false doctrine may build up a church composed of ‘wood, hay, and stubble,’ but the preaching of truth alone can rear a church composed of ‘gold, silver, and precious stones.”  (Octavius Winslow, 1808-1878)

“The sacred Scriptures are the treasures and pleasures of a gracious soul. A mountain of transparent pearls, heaped as high as heaven, is not so rich in treasure as these.”  (Oliver Heywood, 1630-1702)

“Sin is pleasant, but unprofitable; and sorrow is profitable, but unpleasant.”  (William Secker 1660)