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“The true way to have our faith strengthened is not to consider the difficulties in the way of the thing promised, but the character and resources of God who has made the promise.”  (Charles Hodge  1797-1887)

“Every act, or performance, or ceremony that honors self, exalts self, and gives prominence to self is an accursed thing; an abomination in the sight of God, however religious, or sacred, or solemn, or devout it may seem to man.”  … Continue reading →

“Godliness with contentment is the basic necessity of the Christian’s life.  No matter what else a man has, unless he has this, he has only a superstructure without a foundation.”  (Charles Caldwell Ryrie  1925)

“A man ought to believe rightly about Christ, but until he rightly believes about himself and sin, he will not believe in Christ to the saving of his soul.”  (Joseph Burnley Moody  1838-1931)

“Until God gives the disposition to believe, men remain unbelieving.  There is, therefore, nothing that men can do to produce regeneration.”  (Jonathan Edwards; 1703-1758)

“An unconvinced conscience is utterly insensible: blinded by sin, it cannot see; and hardened by sin, it cannot feel.  This deep insensibility, this stupid lethargy, this deadness of the conscience to all sense of fear and shame, arises from ignorance of … Continue reading →

“Men are merciless in their censures of Christians; they have no sympathy for their infirmity: while God weighs them in more equal scales, and says, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  While a saint is a dove … Continue reading →

“As gold by fire is severed and parted from dross, so singleness of heart and true Christian simplicity is best seen and made evident in troubles and afflictions.  In prosperity every man will seem godly, but afflictions do draw out … Continue reading →

“Truth without love leads to hardness; love without truth leads to weakness.”  (Jerome; 347-420)

“My sins, rising up to stir the wrath of the righteous God, are absorbed in the suffering Savior as they pass, and his righteousness ascends as mine and for me.”  (William Arnot  1808-1875)