Let us live in the constant contemplation of the glory of Christ, and virtue will proceed from him to repair all our decays, to renew a right spirit within us, and to cause us to abound in all duties of obedience. —John Owen, Works 1:460
There shall be no restraints, but those who love him may enjoy him in the utmost liberty and fullness. Jonathan Edwards
"If you want [Christ], you may have him; and the more you want him, the more free he is to you, and the more freely may you partake of him." - Charles Spurgeon
To tell about Jesus without the cross is to betray him with a kiss.
Charles Spurgeon
“God hath singled out a Mediator (Ps lxxxix. 19), strong and mighty: if ye and your burdens were as heavy as ten hills or hells, He is able to bear you, and save you to the uttermost.”
Samuel Rutherford Letter CLXXXVII
"I am loved with as much love as if I had always been godly, but I was ungodly." —
Charles Spurgeon
The love of the Father is the only rest of the soul. -
John Owen
"I can only speak with these poor feeble lips, and there is no power in anything that I can say, but God the Holy Ghost can speak with irresistible might to your hearts, and constrain you to taste of Christ tonight by hearing the word of God in your very soul." -
C.H. Spurgeon
Holiness isn’t pursued by following a list of rules but by enjoying God, obeying His Word, and imitating Christ.
When asked, 'What is more important: Prayer or Reading the Bible?' I ask, 'What is more important: Breathing in or Breathing out?' - C.H. Spurgeon
Jesus’ incarnation, His becoming a tiny Baby in the womb of a teenage girl, was grace for the entire world. It was for you. It was for all of us. God came near.
They that are in a hurry are the quickest to discover that God is not
Genuine humility is not thinking less of ourselves. It’s thinking of ourselves less.
“In the mystery of the Word made Flesh, the Maker of the stars was born.
Madeleine L’Engle
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And Heaven and nature sing.”
Joy to the World—F. Handel / Isaac Watts
If Christmas is just a nice legend, in a sense you are on your own. But if Christmas is true, then you can be saved by grace.
~Timothy Keller~
By faith, we are taken into Christ, made at once safe from holy wrath against sin, and kept safe from all perils and penalties. He, our divine Redeemer, becomes to us the new sphere of harmony and unity with God and His law, with His life and His holiness.
~A.T. Pierson~
It is only by the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit that you can be enabled to live a life of holiness.
Following Jesus as a disciple is one way to relate rightly to the Lord in humility and faith. Renouncing the self-life is the first aspect of following Jesus.
following Jesus as a disciple is another way to relate rightly to the Lord in humility and faith. Discipleship begins with renouncing the self-life and confessing death for the self-life. "
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