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“Not only were we unable to bring ourselves into the faith but we cannot continue in it without divine strength.  Because of our proneness to apostatize, the strength of our spiritual enemies and the evil of the world in which … Continue reading →

“Not only were we unable to bring ourselves into the faith but we cannot continue in it without divine strength.  Because of our proneness to apostatize, due to the subtlety and strength of our spiritual enemies and the evil of … Continue reading →

“No sooner are the eyes of a sinner’s understanding opened than he begins to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin in his heart and life.  He sees his innumerable provocations, and discerns that malignity in sin which he never saw … Continue reading →

“I was born for nothing but repentance.”  Tertullian (160-240)

“If we open our mouths to God in prayer, he will fill them more and more with suitable petitions and arguments.  When we attempt to open the mouth, God will open it still wider.”  Benjamin Beddome  (1717-1795)

“It is a comfort to see that God’s power works effectually and irresistibly the very same power as wrought in Christ to raise Him from the dead.”  Thomas Goodwin  (1600-1679)

“Let no appearing impossibilities make you question God’s accomplishment of any of his gracious words.  Though you cannot see how the thing can be done, ‘tis enough if God has said that he will do it…Though the valleys be so … Continue reading →

“What comfort ought this to afford under every condition!  The Lord Jesus goes before us through the desert.  He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”  Ridley H. Herschell  (1807-1864)

“The more I understand of the character of God, as revealed in Scripture, the more shall I see that he must be sovereign, and the more shall I rejoice from my inmost heart that He is so.   It was God’s … Continue reading →

“There is nothing which God requires of his people, as to be done by them, but He Himself helps them in the doing of it.”  (Thomas Horton; 1673)