The written Word of God is an expression of God’s mind just as surely, though in a different manner, as are creation and Jesus, the living Word. As we read and study it intelligently, humbly, and openly, we come increasingly to share God’s mind.
Hearing God (p. 210).
Where there is no renewed love for the Scripture — preached, heard, applied, obeyed — there is no revival.
“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
Believe me, the day is fast coming when the soul will be the one thing men will think of, and the only question of importance will be this: “Is my soul lost or saved?” -
In spite of the difficulties we encounter when we pray, prayer is a powerful and effective way to get right, stay right & stay free from error. —AW Tozer
In general, simplicity and obedience lead to assurance. -
John Newton
Us: “Lord, send us revival!” God: “Here ya go.” Us: “Here is my list of concerns, critiques, & cautions about it.”
“[Satan] loves when Christian leaders, of all people, give outsiders just cause for disgust. And he loves to use modern media to magnify it.” —
David Mathis, Workers For Your Joy, 247.
"The Sun of Righteousness must bring us healing, the heavenly wind of the Holy Spirit must drive away the pestilence of sin, the water of life must work our cure, the plant of renown must yield us balm." - Charles Spurgeon
We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished, but it is going on, this is not the end, but it is the road. All does not yet gleam in glory, but all is being purified. Martin Luther
"God alone can regenerate a soul, and his Spirit must do it by that same mighty power which raised the Redeemer from the dead." - Charles Spurgeon
The chief aim of the enemy’s assaults is to get rid of Christ, to get rid of the atonement, to get rid of his suffering in the place of men. Charles Spurgeon
The complete and ultimate blessing and highest good, the summum bonum of humankind, comes to those with lives absorbed in the Way of Christ—life in the presence of God.
Break off from a world that can never really satisfy you. Seek that treasure which alone is truly incorruptible. –
If this world has our hearts, should we think that Heaven is our home? — Paul Washer
"O God, thou alone madest man, and thou alone canst deliver him from the evils which have unmade him and bring him back to be what thou wouldst have him be."
- Charles Spurgeon
It is the glory of a great God to forgive great sins. —
Puritan Matthew Henry (1662-1714), Commentary on Psalm 25:11
A man who is not satisfied with one woman will never be satisfied with many because that sin has no limits. Paul Washer
Don’t let what you see today determine the outcome of what God has already spoken for your tomorrow. Put your trust in Him because He will never go back on His word. (Psalm 138:2)
There may be some sins of which a man cannot speak, but there is no sin that
the blood of Christ cannot wash away. Charles Spurgeon
The dynamite in my hands is the infallible Word of the Living God. -
Leonard Ravenhill
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