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“The same power that raised up Jesus from the dead, must make us able to believe; or else all the angels in heaven, and all the ministers on earth, and all the help that men and means can give us, … Continue reading →

“If God knows that any event will occur, and can prevent it, and does not, it is evident that he purposes that it shall exist, and makes it a part of his plan.”  (James Pettigru Boyce;  1827-1888)

“Are there not thousands and tens of thousands among us who are flattering themselves that they are Christians, merely because they were born in a Christian land and baptized in the name of Jesus.”  (John Brown  1784-1858)

“What comfort ought this to afford under every condition!  For the Lord Jesus goes before us through the desert.  He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”  Ridley H. Herschell  (1807-1864)

“For his sake, not for our own, are we chosen; in him, not in ourselves, are we received by God, being accepted in the Beloved; and, therefore, in him are we blessed: he is our blessing.”  Unknown  (1859)

“If we had more faith, and ‘added to our faith fortitude,’ our trials would be less, and our success greater.  Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?”(Thomas McCrie  1772)

“The merices of God are more dear to us when they come to us at a time of special need.”  (Joseph Caryl; 1602-1673)

“The merices of God are more dear to us when they come to us at a time of especial need.”  (Joseph Caryl; 1602-1673)

“Now the day of temptation, doubts and great fears, is an evil day, and a day of vexation: ‘First I shall will God deliver him from who doth wisely ponder on the death of Christ.  Could we see the heart of … Continue reading →

“The Holy Spirit has to shine in our hearts (not intellects) to give us “the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ”  (2 Cor.4:6).  But even that spiritual knowledge is fragmentary.  The regenerated soul has … Continue reading →