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“We must not build upon ourselves, but go out of ourselves, and lean upon God’s mercy and power; yea, we must be confident; for if God, working for us, does exceed our asking, we must then rather assure ourselves that … Continue reading →

“The entire Bible is saturated with entreaties which implore the believer to solicit the intervention of the Lord.”  (No Name Given)

“A fretful, complaining Christian is a contradiction in terms.”  (William Garden Blaikie, 1820-1899)

Those whom God justifies, he also glorifies; and because Christ lives, blessed be God! We shall live also.  Nevertheless, the strongest believer has as much need to come to Christ every day for fresh strength, as if he had never … Continue reading →

“That one particular man should represent all the elect in himself, and that the most righteous should die as a sinner, yea, as a sinner by the hand of a just and holy God is a mystery of the greatest … Continue reading →

“When God acquits a sinner, He does so on the ground of a righteousness that He gives to the sinner.”  (Clark; 1859-1936)

“The sinner is not accepted as if he were righteous, but because in Christ Jesus he is so.” (Robert Haldane, 1772-1854)

“I am anxious to be pleasing to God and to be filled with His Spirit; but I am not at all justified, or accounted righteous, by these things.  God, in justifying me, acted wholly and only on Christ’s blood-shedding on … Continue reading →

“From start to finish, therefore, right standing with God is God’s gift.  It is appropriated by God-given faith.  To God therefore belongs all the glory.  For human boasting, there is no room whatever.”  (William Hendriksen, 1900-1982)

“The word ‘ungodly’ is a strong one and shows the magnitude and extent of God’s grace; his justifying judgment is exercised not simply upon the unrighteous but upon the ungodly.”  (John Murray, 1878-1975)