Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from the right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
J. C. Ryle
"We do not give thanks to ourselves, but to God, for we were helpless and he heard our cry." — Charles Spurgeon
You have reason to wonder that you are not already in Hell. —
Jonathan Edwards
He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion. -
Jonathan Edwards
God is holy. And he will not lower his standard of righteousness to the level of our ignorance. Ignorance is not innocence. -A.W. Pink
God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion - weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
J. C. Ryle
"If you do not hear or read the truth, we shall not grow in sanctification." —
Charles Spurgeon
He that lives a prayerless life, lives without God in the world. —
Jonathan Edwards
“I sometimes wonder if all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.” - C.S. Lewis
Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark; when high and learned ones do only pierce the air. -John Bunyan
Tradition is never said to be “God-breathed” and is never exalted to a place of equality with (or supremacy over) the Scriptures. - James White
Your trials cross, and conflicts are all temporary. J. C. Ryle
We must not forget our relationships with our families. He is a sorry Christian who would neglect to walk in his own household according to the duties required in the word.
Charles Spurgeon
The more you treasure your union with Christ the more it will affect your communion with Him. – Stuart Scott
God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul. J. C. Ryle
Discipline toward holiness begins then with the Scriptures – with a disciplined plan for regular intake of the Scriptures and a disciplined plan for applying them to our daily lives. -
Jerry Bridges
When we come together as the church body, we are to leave the craftiness, competitiveness, and discord of the world behind. We are to abandon petty grievances, pridefulness, and judgmental hearts and attitudes. We don't need to keep up our guard or even "put on our Sunday best." We can just relax in God's amazing love and sacrifice for us and one another.
“There is, therefore, something in humility which, strangely enough, exalts the heart.”
—St. Augustine
The church of the first century, the church we read about in the book of Acts, transformed its culture. People described Christians as “these who have turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6 NKJV). If our faith is not turning us upside down, then it certainly isn’t going to turn our world upside down.
How has the enemy whispered to you “Did God really say?”? Let’s not waste our lives listening to Him and not doubting that He knows what is best!
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