Sacrificial living that pleases God points a lost world to the saving grace of the Father through Christ Jesus.
Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.
J. C. Ryle
"I have felt the Spirit of God working in my heart, just as really and as truly as I have felt the wind blowing in my face." -D.L.Moody
Christians should be influenced by the Word, not by the world.
The least of mercies are not deserved by the best of sinners.
-John Bunyan
It is easy to observe, that the lack of family religion is the cause of the visible decay of the welfare of church and state. —Thomas Risley (1630-1716)
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.” - C.S. Lewis
Withheld love is a grievous failure; the devil smiles. —
Dane Ortlund
Search the entire Bible and take note of whether Jesus has ever refused grace to anyone or sent any away who came to Him in truth to be reconciled, sanctified, and saved. Then He will likewise also not reject 𝘺𝘰𝘶. Therefore, come!
—Wilhelmus à Brakel, Reasonable Service, 2:301
"According to Paul, any man who tries to be justified by the law has altogether given up salvation by grace; therefore we trust for righteousness to Christ alone, and look entirely to the free mercy of God." - Charles Spurgeon
"For God's infinite goodness, there should be measureless thanks."
— Charles Spurgeon
A holy church is always a powerful church.
Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross and then go and set your affections on the world if you can! ⏤ J.C. Ryle
Those very things which seem to be demonstrations of the change of his affections towards his, do as clearly proceed from love as those which seem to be the most genuine issues thereof.
According to the men of the world, few are going to Hell; According to the Bible, few are going to Heaven. J. C. Ryle
No man rejects the principles of Christianity because his reason runs counter to them, but because his lusts control his reason and corrupt his judgment. —
Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747)
When a man compares himself with others: thus measuring himself by himself, and comparing ourselves among ourselves, we show our folly and nourish our pride; but if any man will compare his own life with Christ’s, he will find the abundant cause at every time to be humbled.
Let the scriptures, not the world, be your rule of action. -
George Whitefield
“Get to the Bible, and study that; search out the promises, and feed upon them.” —
Charles Spurgeon
We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
J. C. Ryle
"Preaching is the most dangerous thing in the world." -
A.T.Robertson.
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