Monthly Archives: December 2024

“Those for whom Christ died do not have the virtues in and of themselves to function as a holy, consecrated child of God.  But, the grace that has saved them is the same grace that will preserve them.”  (No name … Continue reading →

“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 →

“Because the hope of the godly is grounded upon God’s promises, therefore it shall not be disappointed, but God’s mercy shall be on them, according as they hope in him.”  (David Dickson  1583-1662)

“The sacrificial death of God’s Christ was necessary.  There was no other manner by which to reconcile the elect unto God.”  (Author Unknown)

“Those who have once known the unspeakable enjoyment of communion with a reconciled God, cannot long endure the sensible withdrawment of divine mercy.”  (Morrison, 1762-1809)

“There is present to each of us a wicked demon lying in wait for us; a seducer and hater of good, and the same that from the beginning plotted against the salvation of man.”  (Eusebius, 263-339)

“The knowledge of God is the root of knowledge.”   (William Arnot  1808-1875)

“We know not what our prayer should be for two reasons, because the future is still hidden, and even in the present life we know not what is best for us.”  (Augustine, 354-430)

“The highest freedom is the state in which it will be forever impossible for man to choose contrary to the will of God.”  (Herman Hoeksema; 1886-1965)

“Man discovered to himself and aware of his wants will fall into despair if the growing sense of guilt is not stilled by the great redemption of the cross.”  (George Smeaton; 1811-1894)