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“Now, if the soul be not mute and silent under the rod, how is it possible that it should ever hear the voice of the rod, or that it should ever hearken to the voice of every twig of the … Continue reading →

“Some men are kept back from sin for lack of opportunity; if they had it, they would sin.”   (Ralph Venning; 1622-1674)

“The keeping of the heart is a work that is never done till life is ended.” John Flavel (1628-1691)

“God has lost none of His power, and it is highly dishonoring to Him to suppose that He is struggling along with the human race doing the best He can but unable to accomplish His purposes. Loraine Boettner (1901-1990)

Let not him, therefore, that lacketh anything be ashamed before this throne of grace; let him ask of this giving God!   And it shall be given him! that is a positive declaration of a most certain thing.” (James 1:5) (Rudolf … Continue reading →

“If there were no creatures in the universe, their non-existence would not in the least affect the existence of God.” James Madison Pendleton (1811-1891)

“Their cry he hears at once, even as a mother is sure to hear her sick babe; the cry may be broken, plaintive, unhappy, feeble, unbelieving, yet the Father’s quick ear catches each note of lament or appeal, and he … Continue reading →

“It may perhaps be considered beneath the dignity and solemnity of our subject to remark, that the 8th verse of this Psalm is the middle verse of the Bible. There are, I believe, 31,174 verses in all, and this is … Continue reading →

“This sovereign bliss, which is reserved for us in heaven, is so highly raised above nature, that neither acuteness of sense, nor vivacity of reason, nor even the light of the law, could discover it to us, much less give … Continue reading →

“A knowledge of himself is the first step in the return of every soul to God.” Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)