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“Bent upon compassing a particular object, we run recklessly forward, thinking that, as the object is right, anything that can contribute towards the securing of it cannot be wrong.”  Horatius Bonar  (1808-1890)

Therefore it is impossible for men to think properly about God, speak about Him, or worship Him, without the Word of God.”  Martin Luther (1483-1546)

“Whatever our knowledge of the word of God, certain it is that our hearts will never burn within us, till Jesus himself open to us the Scriptures.  None other can expound to us in all this Song the things concerning … Continue reading →

“For the fact of my relationship to Him as my Lord is not my work, nor of my choosing.  It is of grace, of sovereign grace, and absolutely of grace only.  It is a relationship that is rooted in eternity, … Continue reading →

“Our loins were before ‘filled with pain’ (Isaiah 21:3), because sin’s ‘loathsome disease’ spread  through them (Psalm 38:3); therefore now we consecrate their strength, using it all for Him, ‘the effectual working of whose power’ has set us free.  Yea, … Continue reading →

“If the moral law of the universe has been vindicated, if the character of God has been honoured, if His Name is hallowed by the obedience of Christ, as our Surety and Head, even unto death, there is absolute remission … Continue reading →

And if now, my Christian brother, the God who made all things, evil as well as good,–sickness, pain, poverty, distress,–is your Savior; if He is ever seen by you, and His voice is heard telling you, even of that which … Continue reading →

“You will even blush one day to see yourselves so much honoured for what you are ashamed of, and are conscious to yourselves that you have deserved nothing.”  Edward Veal  (1708)

“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)