"The right of private judgment is the natural, unalienable right of all." -Rowland Hill.
We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own. John Calvin We grow in Christlikeness in private prayer. — Charles Spurgeon
The peace of God! Look upward and there is no condemnation. Look downward and there is no fear of hell. Look backward and your sin is forgiven. Look around you; there is peace in every storm. Look inward and the peace of Christ guards you.
Sorrow [on account of sin], absolutely exclusive of the faith of forgiveness, is legal, and tendeth unto death. Assurance, absolutely exclusive of godly sorrow, is a presumption, and not a persuasion from Him that calleth us. —John Owen, Works 6:549
"Be sure, dear friends, to have as your minister a man who lives with God, and walks with God; a man who leans his head on the bosom of Jesus, and then comes forward and speaks what his Master has whispered right into his ear." - Charles Spurgeon
I must mention one other thing that I know; it is that faith in Christ can save a man from every sort of fear in life and in death." - Charles Spurgeon
"Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God." — John Hagee
That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. ( Philippians 3:10 ) Paul's all-consuming passion was "that I may know Him." This verse does not list four matters for which Paul sought an acquaintanceship (knowledge of God, resurrection power, a fellowship in Christ's sufferings, and conformity to His death). Rather, it points out one great quest (a knowledge of God) and three different arenas in which that knowledge could grow (resurrection power, a fellowship in Christ's sufferings, and conformity to His death).
Some believers can be a little prideful when they look at themselves as better than those who do not know Jesus. This is an incorrect perspective. Therefore, our position in Him doesn't make us any better than anyone else -- only that we are saved.
As you navigate the challenges of life, remember that you don't have to face them alone. Embrace your weaknesses as an opportunity for God's power to be displayed in your life. When we acknowledge our limitations and rely on His grace, we open ourselves to the transformative power of His love and strength.
"Our weakness is the key that opens the door to God's strength." — Joyce Meyer
"When you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just" (Luke 14:13-14). Yet, the final resurrection cannot be in view in our meditation verses. The overall teaching of the Scriptures would lead to this conclusion. One's place in the final resurrection is determined by one's relationship with God. That issue is settled through exercising saving faith in Jesus Christ. Those who trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior have a part in the last resurrection, unto eternal life.
Humility isn’t always natural; it’s something we practice. We don’t get to have big egos as believers. We’re servants, humble as Jesus was, without pride. It’s a beautiful thing!
"It is that, by faith in Christ, the ruling power of sin is immediately broken, and that every sin, of every kind, may be overcome by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ." - Charles Spurgeon
"When we fail to tithe, we are not merely robbing the church, the clergy, or Christian educators - we are robbing God Himself." -R.C.Sproul.
“Men may have atheistical hearts without atheistical heads. Their reasons may defend the notion of a deity, while their hearts are empty of affection to the Deity.” —Stephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God, 1:137
Prayer doesn’t change things - God changes things in answer to prayer. John Calvin
Men think within themselves, that had it been some great thing that was required of them that they might be saved, they would with all speed address themselves thereunto; but to come to God by Christ, to be freely forgiven, without more ado, they like it not. —John Owen, 6:525
"One of the Apostle Paul’s assumptions for pastors is that the man of God would be a man of learning. His pastoral calling would, in fact, also be a calling to deep, ambitious study." -
Forrest Strickland
"Shall I not tell others what the grace of God has done for me? Shall I not lay hold of every poor sinner’s hand, and say, “Look you to Christ, and you also shall be saved, even as I was”?" - Charles Spurgeon
As followers of Jesus Christ, we should not only avoid the very sin of immorality but also avoid anything that would bring us remotely close to it.
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