Monthly Archives: June 2024

“No sooner is confession made than forgiveness is granted.”  James G. Murphy  (1849-1921)

” ‘Thou, our God, hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds’ (Ezra 9:13).  Shall a living man complain for the punishment of his sin when it is so … Continue reading →

“As soon as ever a believer has Christ’s righteousness imputed to him, he has virtually finished the righteousness of the law.  It is evident the saints shall persevere, because they are already justified.”  Jonathan Edwards  (1703-1758)

“How foolish and vain for men to leave God out of their calculations!  On man’s side every detail may be carefully attended to, everything may be done that is necessary to secure the desired result, and yet without God, it … Continue reading →

“He shows mercy, not because we deserve mercy, but because He delights in mercy.”  Thomas Watson (1620-1686)

“The weakest creature can quell the mightiest man if God bids go.”  Richard Clerke  (1634)

“It was for the trial of their faith that these things happened to the Israelites, as do the trials of all Christians in all ages:  and it is “after we have suffered awhile” that we may expect to be established, … Continue reading →

“All wonderful!  Wonderful that the Spirit should strive with man; wonderful that God should bear with man’s backslidings; wonderful that God should love him not withstanding his pollutions; wonderful that God should persist in saving him in spite, as it … Continue reading →

“Let us remember that in our own understanding, there is nothing but vanity and that we must not measure God by our measuring stick.”  John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“For when we repose all faith in Him to whom we cling and understand that all things flow from Him alone and that we are in His care, then sweet love toward Him has to follow.”  Martin Luther (1483-1546)