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“At the end of every period of testing, there is always rejoicing.  It may appear to our short-sightedness an awful, troublesome long time, but come it will, come it must.”  Unknown

”O Lord, I confess I am a poor prisoner to sin and Satan, I would fain be set at liberty to believe thy word, and to do thy will; but, alas, I cannot.  I find many a door fast shut … Continue reading →

“I stretch forth my hands unto thee,” as if I were in hope thou wouldst take me by the hand and draw me to thee.”  Sir Richard Baker (1568 -1645)

“The Christian, while in this world, lives in an unwholesome climate; one while, the delights of it deaden and dull his love of Christ; another while, the trouble he meets in it damps his faith on the promise.”  William Gurnall … Continue reading →

“The name ‘Christ’ refers to Him as the Fulfiller of the promises of God and as the One who has been anointed by God as the Great Prophet, Priest and King—the divine Saviour.”  Norval Geldenhuys  (First published 1951)

“It is persecution rather than prosperity that promotes the well-being and progress of the Church.”  (Alfred Plummer 1841-1926)

“Faith in God’s word can alone enable us to wait with patience for the fulfillment of His promise.”  Ethelbert William Bullinger  (1837-1913)

“When we seriously consider who He was, for whom He suffered, and what He endured, we cannot but perceive God’s infinite and irreconcilable abhorrence of all iniquity.”  (John Colquhoun; 1748-1827)

“Faith and fear go hand in hand.  Faith keeps the heart cheerful, fear keeps the heart serious.  Faith keeps the heart from sinking in despair, fear keeps it from floating in presumption.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“Opposition to the doctrine of election comes from a misunderstanding of the grace of God, a denial of human depravity, and a disregard for the sovereignty of God.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)