Christ died for the elect only. —
John Owen, Death of Death in the Death of Christ, Pg. 308
“In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” —
John Bunyan
You don’t have to be so defensive when you know that God has your back
Salvation is not man’s quest for God, but God’s gracious quest for sinners. –
Earl Blackburn.
"The holier a man becomes, the more he mourns over the unholiness which remains in him." -C.S. Lewis.
I do not ask you whether you are a Wesleyan, a Baptist, or a Presbyterian: my only question is, “Are you born again?"
— Charles Spurgeon
In Mark 2, Jesus saved and healed a paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends. This is why your circle matters.
There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us. Richard Sibbes
I rarely know where I am going in my life’s journey but … I look back & see that God has been leading my every step & I did not even know it. —AW Tozer
Weak and ineffective Christianity is the result of amassing numbers instead of making disciples.
"Only one thing can prevent you from doing the will of God—your will." ~
Elisabeth Elliot, "A Heart for God"
God wants us to know His grace. He wants us to learn about it, and then experience it at work in our lives. Grace has rightly been described as "unmerited favor." The acronym, "God's Riches At Christ's Expense" catches more of its majesty. Grace is God freely providing for us (as we trust in the work of His Son) all that we will ever need, all that we will ever yearn for, all that He has commanded us to walk in and become realities that we could never produce on our own, could never earn, and could never deserve. Grace offers what every human desperately needs, but what God alone can provide.
The grace of God is found in a person, Jesus Christ. "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 8:9). Through His Son, the Father now proclaims His full message. "God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son" (Hebrews 1:1-2). One of Jesus' titles is the Word. When He became a man, He was God's incarnate message, His Word to humanity. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." As the early disciples watched Jesus living His perfect life of godliness, they were looking at the glorious revelation of God's uniquely begotten (that is, virgin-born) Son. "And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father." His life was an overflowing demonstration of divine grace and truth: "full of grace and truth."
In the work of real conversion, of bringing the soul to decision and complete obedience to God, the calling voice is often so gentle that it is quite unperceived by others except in its results….
~C.H. Spurgeon~
I believe with all my heart, if every Christian made it a priority to sit quietly and pray and diligently study God’s Word, God would start a whole new movement––a revival. The Apostle Peter believed it, and he witnessed a new move of God. The Holy Spirit was poured out on all those who gathered in an upper room. They were empowered and began reaching the world for Jesus Christ.
Often our desire to change is fueled by regret — does regret generally propel you forward or hold you back?
Faith is the reason at rest in God.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
God’s Holy Spirit was poured out upon His disciples on the Day of Pentecost. The Apostle Peter became a different man. He was filled and empowered by God’s Spirit. His preaching was bold, and many Jews were saved. God was using his life tremendously.
"We are saved through faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone." -
John Calvin.
Prayer will make you leave off sinning, or sinning will make you leave off praying.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
You should never expect to know God’s will for your life without immersing yourself in the Bible.
"You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything else." — Charles Spurgeon
"If the Lord will manage your eyes for you, you will find that they will be potent messengers of love for him. God gives you to have those sanctified eyes, which can work wonders for him!" - Charles Spurgeon
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