June 13, 2010

“It is but little that we can know of his works, but that little should teach us to be humble, and to admire the divine power and goodness.  How great must that Being be who produced these immense globes out of nothing,  who regulates their courses, and whose mighty hand directs and supports them all.”  (Christopher Christian Sturm  1750)

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June 12, 2010

“The structure of the Gospels, when minutely analyzed, brings out all the great elements of the atonement on a basis of historical reality, showing how infinite Intelligence must have presided over their composition.   (George Smeaton; 1814-1889)

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June 11, 2010

“God’s judgments are always just; he never afflicts but in faithfulness.  His will is the rule of justice; and therefore a gracious soul dares not cavil nor question his proceedings.”  Thomas Brooks  (1608-1680)

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June 10, 2010

“Thus in the saints their very impatience of delay does itself prove their confidence of future salvation and deliverance.”  Wolfgang Musculus (1497-1563)

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June 9, 2010

“When you are uncertain and perplexed, the thing to do is to try to find something of which you are certain, and then take your stand on that.”  D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones  (1899-1981)

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June 8, 2010

“Satan tries to persuade sinners to keep away from the throne.  “First you have to conquer sin; first you have to improve yourself,” he says.  If we would heed his voice, no sinner could ever draw near to God, because we cannot cleanse ourselves.”  Frans Bakker  (1919-1965)

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June 7, 2010

“Our expectation must rest upon the power and promise of God, and these alone, or we shall be disappointed.  Andrew Fuller  (1754-1815)

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June 6, 2010

“The Christian lives by revelation, not by the conclusions of reason.”  Herman Hoeksema  (1886-1965)

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June 5, 2010

“The peace of God never precedes the grace of God; there must be the expression of grace on His part before there can be the experience of peace on our part.”  William Graham Scroggie  (1877-1958)

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June 4, 2010

“All our first apprehensions of Him and of His truth are imperfect, and mixed with fallacies arising from the senses.”  Andrew Jukes  (1815-1901)

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