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“There would not be one regenerate saint upon earth, nor one glorified saint in heaven, if it were not for mercy.”  (G. S. Bowes  1869)

“All the devils of hell combining their powers would find themselves unable to put one of God’s servants to death, while any part of their work on earth remains unperformed.”  (George Lawson; 1749-1820)

“God rules even in the counsels of the ungodly.  God will glorify himself even by the very empire of Satan.”  (Alexander Carson  1776-1844)

“God is able to do all we ask him to do; he is even able to do all that we dare not ask but merely imagine; he can do more than this; far more; very far more.”  (William Hendriksen; 1900-1982)

“It is nothing less than self-idolatry to conceive that we can carry on even the ordinary matters of the day without his counsel.  He loves to be consulted.  Therefore, take all thy difficulties to be resolved by him.”  (Charles Bridges … Continue reading →

“We must never think of our cross as our penalty; we must think of it as our glory…The harder the task we give a student, or a craftsman, or a surgeon, the more we honour him. We, in effect, say … Continue reading →

“The Christ of the Scriptures is He that died on the cross of Calvary, not for His principle, not as a noble example for us to follow, but because He was delivered for our transgressions, and in our stead brought … Continue reading →

“It is hard to know what one’s faith is worth until some severe test comes. I pray God to do for me, or to me, or in me, whatever will have the result that I may believe.”  (W. Temple)

“In this world of sin and sorrow there is frequent and constant occasion for being merciful in one way or another.”  (John Broadus)

“Be our case what it will, it is never past reach with Him to help it; but then it is the most proper season for Him to take it in hand when all others have given it over.”  (Thomas Boston  … Continue reading →