The Kayelton Group

“Unless we realize that in the Bible God is speaking and not man, it will mean little or nothing.  Man in the Scriptures is only the channel and the instrument, God is the infallible Author.”  (M. R. De Haan; 1891-1965)

“The Bible is divinely inspired. When God says certain things must come to pass, be sure that they will come to pass.”  (Lehman Strauss; 1911-1997)

“There is no ascertaining the quality of a tree but by its fruits.  When the wheels of a clock move within, the hands on the dial move without.  When the heart of a man is sound in conversion, then the life will be fair in profession.  When the conduit is walled in, how shall we judge of the spring but by the waters which run through the pipes.” (William Secker; 1681)

“There is not a single throb of godly sorrow, or a single pulsation of holy desire, in the lost spirit.  The temper toward God in the lost is angry and defiant.”  (William G. T. Shedd; 1820-1894)

“For uprightness is the soundness of all grace and virtues, as also of all religion and worship of God, without which they are unsound and worth nothing.”  (George Downame; 1560-1634)

“Humility and lowliness of spirit qualify us for friendly communion and interaction with God in Christ.  Pride makes God our enemy.”  (Thomas Boston; 1677-1732)

“A child of God is in himself not able to send up a sweet-smelling sacrifice of prayer that is acceptable to heaven.  He is too infirm and powerless because of the impotence of sin, the impotence of foolishness, ignorance, and shortsightedness.  He needs a helper.  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)

“There is not a moment, even with the holiest, that we are exposed to the “fiery darts” of the adversary.”  (Octavius Winslow; 1808-1878)

“There is an adversary of our souls who is ever active.  His great object is always to discourage us, and if possible to get us even to deny the faith.  Various temptations are presented by him to our minds—anything, indeed, that may undermine our faith.” (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones; 1899-1981)

“Man is a poor changeable creature and changes his mind oftener than his garment, both from the darkness of his understanding and the perverseness of his will; he frequently sees something that he saw not before; but there is no such imperfection in God. All things are naked before him.”  (Christopher Ness; 1621-1705)