Monthly Archives: February 2024

”It flatters our vanity but little that the Bible does not seem to deem our modern achievements, inventions, and forms of progress in sciences and arts worthy of separate mention.”  (H. C. Leupold  1891-1972)

”The eternal purpose of God was never left contingent upon the conduct of worms of the dust.”  (Arthur W. Pink  1886-1952)

 “What a combination! A gaudy body and a filthy heart! How natural it is. People try to cover up with dazzle the rottenness within.  Paint on the outside and slime on the inside.”  (David S. Clark  1859-1936)

 “It was a long time for faith to live on a promise. But like a tree in the face of a cliff that seems to grow out of the solid rock, it derived nourishment from unseen sources.”  (William Garden Blaikie  1820-1899)

 “A truly humble view of self is one of the most precious fruits of the Spirit. It indicates more real fruitfulness perhaps than any other state of mind.”  (Octavius Winslow; 1808-1878)

 “It is infinitely better to have the whole world for our enemies and God for our friend, than to have the whole world for our friends and God for our enemy.”  (John Brown  1784-1858)

 “Repentance is a continuous act.”  (Thomas Brooks;1608-1680)

 “Godly sorrow springs from an affecting and humbling sense of the dishonor and injury which the true penitent sees he has done to a gracious God by his transgression in the first Adam, by the sin of his nature, and … Continue reading →

  “Worthy men reflect a credit upon their families…. Well then, live so that you may not disgrace your lineage, and you that come of worthy ancestors, walk answerably in dignity of your lineage.”  (Thomas Manton  1620-1677)