Monthly Archives: November 2022

“When we seriously consider who He was, for whom He suffered and what He endured, we cannot but perceive God’s infinite and irreconcilable abhorrence of all iniquity.”  John Colquhoun; 1748-1827)

“Faith and fear go hand in hand.  Faith keeps the heart cheerful, fear keeps the heart serious.  Faith keeps the heart from sinking in despair, fear keeps it from floating in presumption.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“Thou hast commanded us to keep thy statutes diligently.”  We acknowledge Lord our obligation but we feel our impotency.  Lord, help us. We look unto thee.  Oh that our ways were directed to keep thy statutes!  “Give what thou commands … Continue reading →

“Opposition to the doctrine of election comes from a misunderstanding of the grace of God, a denial of human depravity, and a disregard for the sovereignty of God.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“All created powers are as nothing in comparison with the exceeding power of God.”  Thomas Goodwin  (1600-1679)

“We must therefore conclude that it is impossible for men to believe, unless it be given them from above.”  John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“That we should have a place in the affectionate regard and tender effective love of the great Lord is much.  That we should have forgiveness for all our sins is almost too much for belief.”  Joseph Augustus Seiss  (1823-1904)

“When the heart is enlarged with the sense of God’s goodness, the work of praising God will be more heartily undertaken, and a large heart will make a loosed tongue and an open mouth to set forth his glory.”  David … Continue reading →

“The effect of sin has been to destroy in the human heart the love of God and substitute for it the love of unworthy things.”  George Burrowes  (1811-1844)

“God’s work is perfect, man’s is clumsy and incomplete.  God does not leave off till he has finished.”  Alexander Maclaren  (1826-1910)