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“Man by nature loves contending—he will argue at the drop of a hat.  “If anyone seems to be contentious’—what man isn’t?  (1 Cor. 11:16).  Contentious spirits love victory more than they love truth, they love to overcome more than they … Continue reading →

“ALL who believe in Christ Jesus are so closely related to him as to be treated by God as if they were one with him.  When he looks at them, he sees nothing, as it were, but Christ.”  (John Brown; … Continue reading →

“It is the voice of the eternal God we hear in Scripture and his glory is revealed.  When the day will dawn and the day star arise in our hearts, we shall find no discrepancy between the witness of Holy … Continue reading →

”Man is by nature so suspicious of God that he will not readily cease mistrusting Him.”  (H. C. Leupold; 1891-1972)

“Though the entrance of moral evil among mankind was an awful event; though Adam, and every individual of his numerous offspring were contaminated, injured, and ruined by it; yet it appears from divine revelation, that He who declares the end … Continue reading →

“Of all the ingredients that sweeten the cup of human life, there is none more rich or powerful than hope.  Its absence embitters the sweetest lot; its presence alleviates the deepest woe.”  (William Grant; 1814-1876)

“I am afflicted very much.’  We can recommend so persuasively the cheerful drinking of the cup of sorrow when in the hand of others, but what wry faces we make when it is put into our own.”  (Thomas Manton; 1620-1677)

 “Much do we lose of spiritual strength for want of occupying ourselves more in the exercise of praise.”  (Charles Bridges; 1794-1869)

“During a past eternity God was alone—self-contained, self-sufficient, in need of nothing.  Had a universe, or angels, or humans been necessary to Him in any way, they also would have been called into existence from all eternity.  Creating them when … Continue reading →

“In God’s empire, there is no chance.  It is our ignorance of the cause which makes an event fortuitous.  Chance is only another name for man’s want of knowledge.”  (William H. Van Doren; 1810-1882)