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“It is a diabolical science, however, which fixes our contemplations on the works of nature, and turns them away from God.” (John Calvin; 1509-1564)

“No power of man, no bonds, no opposition which any creature is able to make, can hinder the delivery of the man whom God will own: he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.” … Continue reading →

“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)

“You will soon know that your bitterest trials and your sorest pains are sure tokens of His love. The father corrects because he loves. In anxious care, the physician deeply probes the wounds. Thus, Jesus makes earth hard, that you … 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 →

“Christ’s peace is steady, the world’s wavering. The world itself is unstable, and so are all its gifts, especially that of peace. This is easily ruffled, easily broken, and ever-changing.” (Horatius Bonar 1808-1889)

“Remember this and you will find that even a child may have unconsciously a word from God to say to the highest saints.” (Rudolf Stier 1800-1862)

“The greatest peace is peace with the Greatest; the greatest peace is peace with God.” (William Arnot 1808-1884)

“Redemption transcends the possibility of compensation. We cannot by drawing on the resources of the whole world amass money enough to pay God. His gifts are of inestimable worth.  And the gift cannot be separated from the Giver, who is … Continue reading →

“It is far easier to stir up discontent and fear than to stimulate faith.” William Garden Blaikie (1820-1899)