The Kayelton Group

“True faith is blind to everything except the Divine command.”  William Garden Blaikie  (1820-1899)

“Nor is there any knowledge of God at all attainable by men themselves, and what they see and know by revelation is but as nothing in comparison of what Christ hath.”  George Hutcheson (1615–1674)

By the immutability of God is meant that he is incapable of change, either in duration of life, or in nature, character, will or happiness.  In none of these, nor in any other respect is there any possibility of change.  Change must be for the worse or for the better, but God cannot become worse or better.  (James Petigru Boyce; 1827-1888)

“The furnace of afflictions shows upright, real faith to be such indeed, remaining still the same even in the fire, the same that it was, undiminished, as good gold loses none of its quality in the fire.”  Robert Leighton  (1611-1684)

Psalm 143.  “This worthy Psalm containeth these three things:  First, a confession of his sins.  Second, a lamentation over his injuries.  Third, a supplication for temporal deliverance and spiritual graces.”  Archibald Symson  (1790-1847)

“David’s plea, ‘For I am thy servant,’ is no boast of his service, but a magnifying of God’s electing grace.”  Andrew Robert Fausset  (1821-1910)

“God is to be the only object of worship: the only resource of our soul in times of need.  Leave broken cisterns to the godless, and let the godly drink from the Divine fountain alone.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

Our love is not the cause of His, but His is the cause of ours; and it is not merely His loving us, but the shedding it abroad in our hearts by His Spirit, which draws out our love to Him; for though He loved us, yet if He had not some way or other manifested it to us, and overcome our hearts with it, we should still have remained enemies to Him; but His giving us the sense and perception of it in our hearts, is what has drawn us to Himself, and will keep us there.  (John Gill; 1697-1771)

“Iniquity of imagination—does not fancy sometimes bring before your scenes of sensuality in which your carnal nature is vile enough to revel?  Iniquity of memory—does not memory sometimes bring back sins you formerly committed, and your evil nature is perhaps base enough to desire they had been greater?  Iniquity of feeling—no enmity against God’s people ever working?  No pride of heart?  No covetousness?  No hypocrisy?  No self-righteousness?  No sensuality?  No base thought that you cannot disclose even to your bosom friend?  Joseph C. Philpot (1802-1869)

“Waiting has four purposes.  It practices the patience of faith.  It gives time for preparation for the coming gift.  It makes the blessing the sweeter when it arrives.  And it shows the sovereignty of God –to give just when and just as he pleases.”  James Vaughan