Even though divine mysteries exist, this is not a sufficient plea to be ignorant of God’s ways and will. —William Bridge (1600-1670)
“Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you do, and you will presently come to love him.” - C.S. Lewis
Nothing sets a Christian so much out of the devil's reach than humility. —
Jonathan Edwards
"Jesus Christ alone is a complete and all-sufficient foundation for faith, and it is by believing in him that men are justified, and in no degree by anything else." -
Charles Spurgeon
Don't go back to something God has already rescued you from.
"Jesus is not a mere memory. He is a living and present friend." —
Charles Spurgeon
If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him. -
JC Ryle
The truth is the sanctifier, and if we do not hear or read the truth, we shall not grow in sanctification. -C.H. Spurgeon
"A spirit of calm contentment always accompanies true godliness." ~
Elisabeth Elliot
The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end.
Charles Spurgeon
For all our dark and frightened imaginings of God, there is no God in heaven who is unlike Jesus. Preachers, preach Him today!
Thieves do not break into poor cottages, but houses that are filled with treasure. So, in this spiritual war, the saints know Satan will always try to break into those hearts which God has filled with his spiritual treasure. —Paul Bayne (1573-1617)
Sin forsaken is one of the best pieces of evidence of sin forgiven.
J. C. Ryle
Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve. -
JC Ryle
Faith is a heartfelt trust in Christ - and through Him in God - in order to be justified, sanctified, and glorified, leaning upon Christ’s voluntary offer of Himself and upon His promises that He will perform this to all who receive Him and rely upon Him to that end.
—à Brakel
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance and, if true, is of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” - C.S. Lewis
"No infant baptism, no immersion, no mass, no sacrament, no confirmation, no ceremony of any kind, can in any measure or degree be rested upon as the soul’s righteousness."
- Charles Spurgeon
Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances but on the state of the heart.
J. C. Ryle
Neither isolate nor separate yourself from the church, for otherwise your light will grow dim and your walk will be contrary to the nature of regeneration. —
Wilhelmus à Brakel, Christian’s Reasonable Service, 2:260
A Christian well-versed in the Scriptures is more suited and qualified to counsel than a state-licensed counselor with a doctorate.
Let us count it no strange thing if we have sufferings in this present time. It is a season of probation; we are yet at school. We are learning patience, gentleness, and meekness, which we could hardly learn if...
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