Monthly Archives: February 2023

“God’s aim in your afflictions is not destruction, but trial; as gold is put into the furnace to be fined, not consumed.”  Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

“Whatever is in harmony with the moral character of God is right, and whatever is in conflict with it is wrong.”  James Madison Pendleton  (1811-1891)

“The Bible is the chief source of information about God in His character and work.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“Whatever you need dwells richly in the Woman’s Seed. Cast on Him your vileness, and take His purity; cast on Him your poverty, and take His riches; cast on Him your nothingness, and take His fullness; cast on Him your curse, … Continue reading →

“A society in which spiritual pride and self-complacency prevails is in a bad way.”  Alexander Balmain Bruce  (1831-1899)

“Be our troubles many in number, strange in nature, heavy in measure; Yet God’s mercies are more numerous, his wisdom more wondrous, his power more miraculous; he will deliver us out of all.  Thomas Adams (1807-1880)

“Where there is the perfection of love, there will be the perfection of both ethical character and behavior.  Love never fails, and perfect love casts out fear.”  John Murray  (1898-1975)

“The intenseness of the affliction renders it trying to our fortitude; but it is by the continuance of it that patience is put to the test.  It is not under the sharpest, but the longest trials, that we are most … Continue reading →

“It is not the Lord’s will that the great enemy of our souls should overcome his children. This would dishonor God and cause the evil one to boast.  It is well for us that our salvation and God’s honor are so … Continue reading →

“The light must shine before men’ which is not the same as shining ‘to be seen of men.”  Alfred Plummer (1841-1926)