Monthly Archives: December 2021

“May I remember, that by the blood of thy dear son, and by that alone, have I been brought nigh (Eph. 2:13); that it required nothing less than the stoop of Deity, and the sufferings and death of his perfect … Continue reading →

“Once we have taken a problem to God, we should cease to concern ourselves with it.  We should turn our backs upon it and center our gaze upon God. Is not this precisely where we go astray?  (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones;  1899-1981)

“ALL who believe in Christ Jesus are so closely related to him as to be treated by God as if they were one with him.’  When he looks at them, he sees nothing, as it were, but Christ.”  (John Brown; … Continue reading →

“Of all the ingredients that sweeten the cup of human life, there is none more rich or powerful than hope.  Its absence embitters the sweetest lot; its presence alleviates the deepest woe.”  (William Grant; 1814-1876)

“We have already seen that grace stands for the whole sum of the unmerited blessings which come to men through Jesus Christ.  It is the unconditional, undeserved, spontaneous, eternal, stooping, pardoning love of God.”  (William Graham Scroggie; 1877-1958)

“Solemnly consider, That those sins which we are apt to account small, have brought upon men the greatest wrath of God, as the eating of an apple, gathering a few sticks on the Sabbath day, and touching of the ark.”  … Continue reading →

“All true penitents consider the service of sin as the greatest bondage, the deepest misery, but the service of God in Christ as the truest freedom, the sweetest happiness.”  (John Colquhoun; 1748-1827)

“Like a river, his loving kindness is always flowing with a fullness inexhaustible as his own nature, which is its source.”  (Charles H. Spurgeon; 1834-1892)

“Meditation upon the Father’s appointment of us to eternal life is the best antidote against the evil surmising of doubtfulness and remaining unbelief.”  (Jerome Zanchus;  1516-1590)

“The state of fallen man is such that he readily listens to any theory which makes him even partly independent of God; he wishes to be the master of his fate and the captain of his soul.”  (Loraine  Boettner; 1901-1990)