Monthly Archives: August 2022

“There is nothing which God requires of his people as to be done by them, but HE himself helps them in the doing of it.”  (Thomas Horton; 1673)

“Lord, thou art my righteousness, and I am thy sin; thou hast taken from me what was mine, and given me what was thine.”  “Oh, sweet exchange!  Oh, unsearchable device!  Oh, benefits beyond all expectation!”  (Alexander A. Bonar; 1810-1892)

Faithful waiting that looks only to God is like the willow tree, “often shaken and whipped in the wind, but firm at the root.”   (Unknown)

In these names, Lord and Jesus, Christ’s divinity and humanity blend.  He whom we trust is both God and Man.  As God alone, we could never have known Him.  As Man alone, He could never have saved us.  (William Graham … Continue reading →

“To present the bait and hide the hook; to present the golden cup, and hide the poison; to present the sweet, the pleasure, and the profit that may flow in upon the soul by wrath and misery that will certainly … Continue reading →

Never a word of merit should be in the mouth of a true believer; for have mercy on me, O Lord, is David’s only plea; any good in us, is but a sandy ground to build on.  (David Dickson; 1583-1663)

A defect in the intellectual or spiritual man is at the root of all error.  The defect is not in the pages of inspiration, but in the human heart.  (George Burrows, 1803-1881)

Christians ought to be particularly on their guard against tampering in any degree with the word of God. We should never forget that when we are explaining any expression of Scripture, we are treating of what are the very words … Continue reading →

By the immutability of God is meant that he is incapable of change, either in duration of life, or in nature, character, will or happiness.  In none of these, nor in any other respect is there any possibility of change.  … Continue reading →

“Our love is not the cause of His, but His is the cause of ours; and it is not merely His loving us, but the shedding it abroad in our hearts by His Spirit, which draws out our love to … Continue reading →