Our God does not waste words. He does not speak vainly. Nor does He stand on human formalities. These repetitious conclusions signify an emphasis from the heart of God. When the Scriptures conclude any subject to any people, the ongoing need will ever be that they learn to live by the grace that is found in Jesus Christ.
How does a believer in Jesus Christ access the ongoing, sanctifying grace of God for daily godliness? It is accessed the same way that the initial, justifying grace of God was acquired-by humility and faith. We were justified and declared righteous in God's sight when we humbly trusted in the Lord Jesus. We humbly agreed with the Lord's account of our guilty condition.
Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.
The gospel breaks hard hearts and heals broken hearts.
— Charles Spurgeon
"The fear of God is the death of every other fear; like a mighty lion, it chases all other fears before it." — Charles Spurgeon
What you are in secret is what you really are. —John Owen
"Christ is best loved when we view him as crucified for us." - Charles Spurgeon
"If my compass always points to the North, I know how to use it. If my Bible is always right, it will lead me right, and so I shall follow it." — Charles Spurgeon
I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
William Carey
"The bishop of Rome is Peter's successor, not in teaching but in denying Christ." -
William Perkins.
Use sin, as it will use you. Spare it not, for it will not spare you. Kill it before it kills you, and then though it kills your bodies, it shall not be able to kill your souls.
—Richard Baxter, Reliquiae Baxteriana, Pg. 39
Man fallen is but man inverted & turned upside down. His love is where his hatred should be, & his hatred is where his love should be; his glory where his shame should be, & his shame where his glory should be. —
Thomas Manton, Practical Exposition on the Epistle of James, 177
His death is sufficient to save the whole world. But his intercessions are kept within a narrower compass.
“The soul is never quiet and sure until it returns to God, who is the one thing the soul truly desires.” — Richard Sibbes
"Pray the Lord to give other people appetites. It is a grand thing to hear of ten and twenty thousand rushing to hear the gospel; I hope it is because they are hungering for it."
- Charles Spurgeon
I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God’s failure to supply my need when first I had given for the furtherance of His work. He has never failed in His promise, so I cannot fail in my service to Him.
William Carey
There is only one standard of truth and error to which we ought to appeal. That standard is the Holy Scripture. Whatsoever is there written we must receive and believe: whatsoever cannot be proved by Scripture we ought to refuse’ –
“There is almost nothing more important in all the world than to tell others what the word of God says and to listen to the word in whatever it tells us to do and to be.”
— Kevin DeYoung, The Biggest Story Bible Storybook, 143.
Perhaps nothing brings more glory to God than that calm peace the saints enjoy during trouble. Charles Spurgeon
Christians are encouraged to look for “the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). We are encouraged to look ahead to tomorrow, living with the awareness Jesus could come today.
Every time the Gospel is faithfully preached, remember: “…whether it be unto the hearers the savor of life or the savor of death, it is 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 a sweet savor unto God.” —
William Perkins, Commentary on Galatians, Works 2:79
"Tell [sinners] about your glorious hope; tell them how saints can live and die triumphant in Christ, and you will set their mouth a-watering." - Charles Spurgeon
“It is not the sparkling firmament, nor mighty nature, nor any prince or genius of the earth, nor any philosopher or artist, but the Son of man that is the highest revelation of God.” —
Herman Bavinck, Wonderful Works, 20.
An honest heart ceases fighting against God. -A.W. Pink
“I try to keep two objectives in mind – to help people see Christ and to help them deal with things that keep them from seeing Christ.” -
Winston T. Smith
His intercession is for those for whom he died with full intention to save them.
"Christ and his cross— you will give your love to both and shoulder the cross right bravely and find it a sweet thing to be despised for the love of Jesus Christ your Lord." -
Charles Spurgeon
There cannot be a more lively resemblance of heaven on this side heaven than the sanctifying of the Sabbath in a heavenly manner. What is heaven but an eternal Sabbath? And what is a temporal Sabbath but a short heaven, a little heaven on this side heaven? —
Thomas Brooks
Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting. Affliction was a sting, but withal a wing: sorrow shall soon fly away. —Thomas Watson
The single most important activity of your life is to worship God.
Sinclair Ferguson
“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”
Henry Kissinger:
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