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“We cannot attain to a comprehension of all the wisdom of God.  We cannot see how its several parts cohere with each other, or how they consist with the perfections of Him who designed it and who is conducting it.  … Continue reading →

“Now, from this hour, will you not begin to cherish the anticipation of complete deliverance, not hereafter, in old age and in heaven, but now and here?  Not because of your resolutions, or strivings, or agonies, but because you will … Continue reading →

“Paul did not consider what many would regard as “the Spirit’s prompting” a sufficient warrant.  He must be assured, by His providences, that this journey was ordered by his Master.”  Arthur W. Pink  (1886-1952)

“When God hides His face, the believer needs to seek God for the exact reasons why.  As soon as the discovery is made, the tender child must then trust in the merciful God to deliver him from his darkness.”  (Author … Continue reading →

“Can we go against sin and Satan with a better weapon than Christ used to vanquish the tempter with?” (William Gurnall; 1617-1679)

“The first word He spoke to man in paradise was the law, the second was the glorious Gospel; He made Himself known first as the Sovereign, and then as the Redeemer.”  (R.S. Candlish; 1806-1873)

“Look not behind thee; remember not those vices which are behind thee.”  (Thomas Playfree)

“For prayer is not a work of the head, or hand, or eyes only, but chiefly a work of the heart, and therefore called in Scripture, the “pouring out of the soul” (1 Sam. 1:15);  and the “pouring out of … Continue reading →

“This is that which makes heaven to be heaven”  “We shall be ever with the Lord.”  1 Thess. 4:17.  (John Cragge; 1657)

“As men of a weak constitution must have their wine qualified with water for fear of distemper, so must we in this life (such is our weakness), have our joy mixed with sorrow, lest we turn giddy and insolent.”  (William … Continue reading →