"God makes the giving hand a getting hand." -Matthew Henry.
It is our Lord's office to bind up the broken-hearted, and he is gloriously at home at it. -
Charles Spurgeon
“We are dead in trespasses and sins, but a glance from his [Christ] eye, through the gracious operation of the Holy Spirit, creates the first spark of life within us, and then we look to him, and so we live.” - Charles Spurgeon
Christ's knocking at the door implies his offer is himself to us, to be ours.
"If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wisest to be, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?" -
Thomas à Kempis.
“It is powerful pleading when you have Christ praying by your side, and know that you have him there[…]” - Charles Spurgeon
Never let the weakness of your faith keep you from the presence of God. —
William Gurnall, Christian in Complete Armour, 1:55
We are dependent on God's power through every step of our redemption.
Jonathan Edwards
The first call of Jesus was “come unto Me” (Matt. 11:28), the second was “follow Me” (Matt. 4:19), and the third was “abide in Me” (John 15:4).
The more you know of Christ, the less you’ll be satisfied with this fleeting world.
"Beware of attempting to live a holy life alone; it is impossible." -
Oswald Chambers.
If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Savior of men.
Charles Spurgeon
“You must ask for God’s help. ... After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.” - C.S. Lewis
“Then, we get the life of Christ reproduced in us by living in fellowship with him, a life which is to bloom and come to perfection in the eternal life with Christ in glory.” -
Charles Spurgeon
Wonder that Christ has 𝘢𝘯𝘺 to follow Him rather than that he has so few. —
William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 1:64
“Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” - C.S. Lewis
It is certainly important to communicate God’s Word didactically, yet what people see in us gives weight to our words. That's why the qualifications for elders are so important. If we are to “teach the Word of God” effectively, we must also “live the Word of God.” -
Gene Getz
“The longed-for thing is material for sacrifice. Here, Lord, it's yours.” ~
Elisabeth Elliot
“The Word of God is the anvil upon which the opinions of men are smashed.” —
Charles Spurgeon
It is the mark of a hypocrite to be a Christian everywhere, except the home. –
Robert Murray McCheyne
The joys of heaven will surely compensate for the sorrows of earth. —
Charles H. Spurgeon
"The Arminianism of Wesley, accepting them as true, began to practice them, to live them out, to plead with every man to decide for Christ because he was free & to carry the gospel to every man because Christ died for all." -
Wilbur F. Tillett (1906)
“The true man trusts in a strength which is not his, and which he does not feel, does not even always desire.” -
George MacDonald
We find no rest for our weary bones unless we cling to the word of grace. —
Martin Luther
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