When considering the connection between grace and good works, God's ability is the priority issue. "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you." The Lord intends for us to be the objects of His ever-flowing grace. Our God is fully capable of accomplishing such an outpouring of His grace.
"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
"There is no saint here who can out-believe God. God never out-promised himself yet." — Charles Spurgeon
"Prayer is an open door which none can shut. Devils may surround you on all sides, but the way upward is always open." — Charles Spurgeon
“The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our hearts on the black horse of affliction.” — Charles Spurgeon
"Pride is busy in the heart, and self is exalted instead of lying low at the foot of the cross." — Charles Spurgeon
Whoever gives thought to the Word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20
No man grows to be a perfect Christian by lying on the bed of a sloth
.- Charles Spurgeon
Jesus Christ is committed to the church. It is the only organization that He ever started, and there is really nothing in the world like the church. The church has many critics but no rivals. - Greg Laurie
The secret of the early church was that every Christian believed they were called to do their part. Every person mattered.
We shouldn’t be spectators in the church; we should be participants. It’s easy to play armchair quarterback. But it’s another thing altogether to be on the field as part of the team. That is where God wants all of us to be.
Saying guns kill people is like saying pencils misspell words.
Seven truths about the Holy Spirit: 1. He is one with the Father and Son. 2. He regenerates sinful hearts. 3. He sanctifies believers. 4. He authored Scripture. 5. He sends and equips. 6. He gifts the church. 7. He glorifies Jesus.
In general, simplicity and obedience lead to assurance. - John Newton
"If the symptoms of your condition differ from the characteristics of God, you are unhealthy, for God is the standard of perfect holiness." - Charles Spurgeon
'Godliness makes a man as like to God as a creature can be like to the Creator,
but sin transforms us into the likeness of the devil." -John Ball.
Kindness, forgiveness, and reconciliation are not free. They have a cost. And the cost is born by the forgiver. Gentle answers in the face of the worst are our heritage as Christians because of Jesus.
First set up Christ upon the throne in your hearts, and then set up a church for Christ in your homes. Let Christ dwell in your hearts by faith, and then let him dwell in your houses. —Matthew Henry, Sermon on Family Religion, Works 1:596
Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow. It empties today of strength.
Corrie Ten Boom
“Pick up the Bible again; feed upon its strengthening message and solve [your] problems God’s way, to the glory of His son, Jesus Christ.” — J. C. Ryle
The world cannot, and never could, satisfy a hungry soul. The Lord Jesus can.
D.L. Moody
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