Author Archives: kayeltongroup

“Self-Control!—This cannot be acquired in an instant…to possess it is because we have learned to hand it over to Jesus Christ; to be self-controlled because we are Christ-controlled—this does not come easily or at once.  Only through long years of temptation and … Continue reading →

“And how does it work, when we thus anticipate God, by going our own way?  We bring, in many instances, guilt on our conscience; but if not, we certainly weaken faith, instead of increasing it; and each time we work … Continue reading →

“Though there can never really be room for any boasting on man’s part before God, yet boasting will intrude; nor can it be shut out “by the law of works,” which rather tends to foster self-righteousness.”  Edwin Hamilton Gifford  (1820-1905)

“The Lord’s apprehended absence in trouble, and delaying to answer the supplicant, putteth a load above a burden, and surpasseth all expression of words; for here his speech is cut ,but thou O Lord, how long?  David Dickson  (1583-1662)

“The duty of an interpreter of Scripture is to search for the mind of the Spirit.”  George Burrowes  (First published 1853)

“There is no sin in the mere possession of any thought, but in the entertainment that is given to it.”  David Thomas  (1813-1894)

“The mercies of God are thus dispensed in such a way as to cut off all ground for boasting on the part of those who are justified.  They are, on the contrary, calculated to exalt the Divine sovereignty, and to … Continue reading →

“God establishes His covenant and Church in the line of continued generations, in order that one generation may enter into the fruit of the of another.  Thus the truth is preserved from age to age under the guidance of the … Continue reading →

“The decrees of God may be defined as that just, wise, and holy purpose or plan by which eternally, and within himself, he determines all things whatsoever that come to pass.”  James Petigru Boyce  (1827-1888)

“As all genuine ministers of the Gospel are Separated by God to their good work, they ought to bestir themselves in it, be instant in season and out of season, and give themselves wholly to it.  Acts 6:4; 1 Tim. … Continue reading →