"I would say that the only man who is called to preach is the man who cannot do anything else, in the sense that he is not satisfied with anything else. This call to preach ...comes to bear upon him that he says, “I can do nothing else, I must preach.” —Martyn Lloyd-Jones
No amount of success in ministry is worth failure at home.
When opinions contradict the Bible, it’s not the Bible that needs to change.
“God will choose who He will choose and save who He will save. Salvation is of the Lord.” —Steven Lawson
If anything is a stabilizing revelation to young Christians in this world, it’s this: they are able to say on the basis of the New Testament, “I know who I am.” —Sinclair Ferguson
"Whether the response of the human heart is that of callous, vehement hatred or is the response of casual, cruel indifference, each of us finds our face in the crowd described for us in the crucifixion record by John." —Alistair Begg
Our passions become sinful when they are pointed in directions that lead to death and destruction rather than leading to life.
Church, watch out for Judas! He is the perfect example of those who say they are "In Christ" but they are truly not! We are in the last hour and we're told deception will be at its peak. It's happening. Use your discernment! Salvation is by grace alone! No condemnation!
The book of Isaiah it speaks of "the chastisement for our peace was on Him." We, Jesus' bride, ARE spared from the wrath. The cup that Jesus spoke of in the garden that He wanted to pass from Him, was the cup of God's wrath. Jesus drank that cup, so we would never have to.
Someone may say, ‘I wish I knew that I was saved.’ The fact that such people are concerned about this is proof to me that they have got saving faith because they would not be troubled or grieved about it otherwise. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans V. 10, Pg. 183
"Faith in Christ can make even trouble to be welcome, and affliction to be regarded as a gain." - Charles Spurgeon
Forgiveness doesn’t validate the ones who have hurt us, and it doesn’t justify their hurtful actions. Giving grace saves us. It sets us free.
"Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us." -Arthur Pink.
"God will not forget the way that you have magnified His name in the midst of opposition, persecution, slander, and betrayal, even when you had to stand alone." —Mike Riccardi
If humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless. Augustine
We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud. -J.C. Ryle
Salvation or deliverance means that there are a number of enemies from which we have to be released. The resurrection is the final proclamation that our Lord has conquered them all.
To reject any part of Scripture is to reject God Himself because it is His word.
"Shall I not, from the very housetops, shout again and again, — “There is life for a look at the Crucified One; There is life at this moment for thee”?" - Charles Spurgeon
"Turn full your soul's vision to Jesus, and look and look at Him, and a strange dimness will come over all that is apart from Him." -Lilias Trotter.
Was Christ made in our likeness? Let us be like him in the sweetness of disposition; be not of a morose spirit. - Thomas Watson
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