QUOTES

You, O Lord, are always working and always at rest. Augustine

“So when the Spirit changes the soul, it presents such strong reasons to come out of its cursed condition and into the blessed state of being in Christ, that the will presently follow what is now understood to be the chief good of all.” — Richard Sibbes

“A church devoted to righteousness, godliness, and the gospel of Christ will be persecuted and reviled because that same righteousness, godliness, and gospel come as an indictment against the sinful lifestyle of unbelievers.” — Dustin Benge

"I must confess that I never realize Christ's preciousness so much as when I feel myself still to be, apart from Him, an undeserving, hell-deserving sinner." — Charles Spurgeon

“… conflict is inevitable between the church composed of those living righteously and those in the world who revel in their ungodliness. There is an undeniable tension between light and darkness.” — Dustin Benge “A child does not need other motives to please his father. When he knows he is the child of a loving father, it is natural.” — Richard Sibbes

Christian social media goals: “Let us spend our time in discoursing things that are profitable.” —Faithful, to Christian, in The Pilgrim’s Progress “Sin can never quite bereave a saint of his jewel, his grace; but it may steal away the key of the cabinet, his assurance.” — William Jenkyn

Don’t ever underestimate spiritual warfare and the mischievous work of our enemy to keep you from gathered worship. “Surrounded by a world of lies, the church must be ready to answer with God’s truth.” —

Dustin Benge “We must guard against taking on an individualistic mindset that prides itself on what ‘I think’ rather than listening to the past. To do that we must acknowledge that ‘Scripture alone’ doesn’t mean ‘me alone.’” - Matthew Barrett. God’s Word Alone, 346. know you, that you are God alone, and to be strengthened in you, and to avoid every heretical, godless, and irreverent doctrine." — Irenaeus of Lyons

“Indeed, unless there is retribution in another world, we cannot answer the question of suffering, and all the logic and reasoning in the world would not be able to salvage the holiness and righteousness of God in his providential dispensations in this life.” — Stephen Charnock “Nothing should stand as a dam between the refreshing truth of God and the arid lands of the human heart. Only the unceasing proclamation of Christ is sufficient to quench such longing thirst.” — Dustin Benge

"The Christian life is a continual warfare." - John Flavel “The church doesn’t belong to pastors or church members; the church belongs to Christ, and he is its sovereign head.” — Dustin Benge “Ad Hominem: This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.”

“Your afflictions all come from God's heart, who loves you better than you love yourself! They are all tokens of His love and favor and are necessary means of promoting your growth in faith and grace.” — John Newton “As glory is a defining characteristic of God's nature, the beauty that shines forth from God also shines forth from Jesus, for Jesus is the visible incarnation of God's radiant glory.”

“What sets the Reformation Study Bible apart is its aim to carry on the legacy of the Geneva Bible in shining forth the light of biblical Christianity, which was recovered in the Reformation.”

When circumstances of life leak us dry, we can see this emptiness as an opportunity. And instead of reacting out of emptiness, we can choose to see that this emptiness is the perfect spot for a space of grace. Grace in our hearts. Grace in our minds. Grace in our lives.