Do you find yourself speaking with an attractive colleague, co-worker, or acquaintance without making it clear that you're married? If so, why? Are you looking for personal validation (that you're charming, attractive, desirable) or perhaps more?
The "letter versus the Spirit" is another contrast between living by the old covenant or by the new. This is another choice that determines whether we are functioning by man's sufficiency or by God's.
More than anything, God wants us to be willing. Willing to do what
He tells us to do. Willing to serve Him. Willing to listen. God regards
your willingness as a serious matter. Do you?
"When you're forced to stand alone, you realize what you have in you"
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." ~ William Shakespeare
"There's a difference between keeping your chin up and sticking your neck out." ~ Joe Moore
Some of us have buried a marriage, parts of a conscience, and even parts of our faith—all because we won’t face the music…we won’t tell the truth. Ask yourself, am I honest in my dealings? Am I a trustworthy student? An honest taxpayer? Do you tell the truth—always?
When people attempt to minister by the law, spiritual deadness results. Since the law sets forth a perfect standard, but offers no assistance, it "deadens" those who try to live by it. Only those who minister by grace can hold forth life to people, because grace alone provides the life that God intends for us to experience.
“What is powerful is when what you say is just the tip of the iceberg of what you know.”
– Jim Rohn
“Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions.” – Jim Rohn
Difficult people have been trained and taught to act the way they do since they were children. In fact, they have been rewarded for their negative behavior throughout their entire lives.
We have three choices each time we respond to another person: 1. Be positive; 2. Be negative; and 3. Avoid or ignore them.
Prayer is the key to heaven’s treasures.
~John Gerhard~
The essence of God’s action in wrath is to give men what
they choose, in all its implications; nothing more,
and equally nothing less.
~J. I. Packer~
God's plan for you wasn't to be an alcoholic, a drug addict, or a lustful person. His design was that you would be like Him. God's love is so powerful and full of healing. Religion wants to nail you down and say, "Okay now, you're going to live with the guilt of this forever." But the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for you allows you to simply live by faith as a child. Yes, we will make mistakes, just like a child does.
Our God is a God of life. God's loving plan of salvation was that the Son would die to bring us life. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). The Lord has life for us, and He wants us to minister life to others.
We humans want to do things our way. Forget the easy way. Forget the common way. Forget the best way. Forget God’s way. We want to do things our way! And according to Isaiah 53:6 that is exactly our problem. “We all have wandered away like sheep; each of us has gone his own way.” Max Lucado
God is able to give us peace when our lives are going to pieces.
~James F. Lewis~
We like to blame the Devil for everything and say, "The Devil made me do it." Yes, the Devil can tempt you, but he needs cooperation. He needs to work with you, and you need to work with him.
The sinful things we do have nothing to do with logic; it's just our nature to do them. It comes from within. And the faster we recognize we have a sinful nature, the better equipped we'll be to fight temptation.
Be encouraged today that if you are a believer, you're a servant of Jesus Christ and you're a saint in Jesus Christ. The best part is we serve the Lord in all we do which means we don't have to wait. Serve Him right where you are.
…The man who prays with fasting is giving heaven notice that he is truly in earnest.
~Arthur Wallis~
There is nothing in the law of God that will rob you of happiness; it only denies you that which would cost you sorrow.
~Charles H. Spurgeon
Do you find yourself speaking with an attractive colleague, co-worker, or acquaintance without making it clear that you're married? If so, why? Are you looking for personal validation (that you're charming, attractive, desirable) or perhaps more?
"It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop." —Confucius
KEEP MOVING FORWARD!
"Christians in America have become experts at conviction and failures at action."
We make excuses when God delights in confession and repentance.
A home is not a building; it is a relational structure.
~Stephen Olford~
no matter where we are in life, no matter what we’ve done or how far we’ve strayed, it is never too late to come to the Lord and surrender our hearts and wills to His love and mercy.
It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.
~John Witherspoon~
"Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s little nut that held its ground.” —unknown
Never water down the truth of God. Unless it is to a five-year-old. Let it have its way and never apologize for it.
"Be sure, whatever you leave out, that you teach your children the three R's: 1. Ruin 2. Redemption 3. Regeneration." — Charles Spurgeon
"You do not know half your depravity." — Charles Spurgeon
"Fervent lovers of souls do not wait till they are trained, they serve their Lord at once." — Charles Spurgeon
"Go and spread abroad the Savior's blessed name, for he is the world's only hope." — Charles
"There is more honor in being defeated in the truth than in a thousand victories gained by policy and falsehood." — Charles Spurgeon
"If Christ lived upon the Word of God, should not you and I do the same?" — Charles Spurgeon
"In the darkest ages Christ has always had a church; and if darker times shall come, he will have his church still." — Charles Spurgeon
"Oh, if a man will just have great thoughts of Christ, he shall then find his troubles lessening." — Charles Spurgeon
"As soon as a man is cleansed from sin, he is clothed with praise." — Charles Spurgeon
"Do you find it difficult to forgive one who has wronged you? Then you will find it difficult to get to heaven." — Charles Spurgeon
"There cannot be heaven without Christ. He is the sum total of bliss; the fountain from which heaven flows." — Charles Spurgeon
"You will never catch the devil asleep; let not the devil catch you asleep. Watch, and be sober, that you may always be up to do your duty." — Charles Spurgeon
"We shall grow in grace, but we shall never be more completely pardoned than when we first believed." — Charles Spurgeon
"If a man is saved, all the honor is given to Christ; but if a man is lost, all the blame is to be laid upon himself." — Charles Spurgeon
"Lay hold on Jesus, and keep hold on Jesus." — Charles Spurgeon
"Let a person pray. The more the better." — Charles Spurgeon
"Unbelief brings misery, but a childlike trust brings happiness." — Charles Spurgeon
"I have read my Bible many a year; I have never yet read a broken promise." — Charles Spurgeon
"Jesus Christ deserves the best men to preach his cross, not the empty-headed." — Charles Spurgeon
"Sin is a disease and God has provided a costly remedy." — Charles Spurgeon
"The gospel to me is truth. I am content to perish if it be not true." — Charles Spurgeon
"The Bible is the window through which we may look and see our Lord." — Charles Spurgeon
"Labor to teach your children to always have an eye to God." — Charles Spurgeon
"Consider Jesus, often think of him, try to copy him." — Charles Spurgeon
"Temporary Christians are not really Christians." — Charles Spurgeon
"For the present blessedness and for the eternal happiness of man, let God's Kingdom come." — Charles Spurgeon
"If you belong to Christ, be holy." — Charles Spurgeon
"The worst sort of clever men are those who know better than the Bible." — Charles Spurgeon
"One of my happiest thoughts is that, when I die, I shall enter into rest with Christ." — Charles Spurgeon
"Books about the Bible are read, I fear, more than the Book itself." — Charles Spurgeon
"God has so made man's heart that nothing can ever fill it but God himself." — Charles Spurgeon
"I risk my soul's eternal fate upon the truth of the gospel, and I know that there is no risk in it." — Charles Spurgeon
"God has been pleased to give us this grand old Book, the Bible." — Charles Spurgeon
"Rest in the finished work of the Lord Jesus, and put all your reliance upon him as crucified, risen, and pleading for his people." — Charles Spurgeon
"May you forget, once for all, all ideas of doing anything to win the love of God." — Charles Spurgeon
"If God so loved you, ought you love those who treat you badly?" — Charles Spurgeon
"If your religion is a dead and formal thing, then you will soon depart." — Charles Spurgeon
"What is the whole earth, after all, compared with the greatness of God?" — Charles Spurgeon
"Tell your suffering into the ears of God. As sure as the Bible is true, he will not leave you." — Charles Spurgeon
"To follow your Savior, you must derive your life from him every day." — Charles Spurgeon
"The Bible will often refuse to reveal its treasures until you open it with the key of prayer." — Charles Spurgeon
The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
"To us, worry is exhausting, but God is all-sufficient." — Charles Spurgeon
"When everything around us is shaken, we find a sure shelter and hiding place in the Rock of Ages." — Charles Spurgeon
"Everything that has to do with the Son of God is a fit subject for the deepest study." — Charles Spurgeon
"Love for Christ and love for his people is the source of all my patience." — Charles Spurgeon
The sum of all our goods, and our perfect good, is God. We must not fall short of this, nor seek anything beyond it; the first is dangerous, the other impossible. Augustine
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief. John Calvin
As God delights in His own beauty, He must necessarily delight in the creature’s holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it. Jonathan Edwards
In the New Testament, we find Jesus Christ the one constant theme of every page. Charles Spurgeon
Come, Holy Spirit! We can do nothing without you. Charles Spurgeon
Trust in Christ does not come from us; it is always the work of the Spirit of God. Charles Spurgeon
Filthy talk makes us feel comfortable with filthy action. Clement of Rome
We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only 'mighty through God.' William Gurnell
We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure. J. C. Ryle
The true spirit of prayer is no other than God's own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. Jonathan Edwards
Pride is the most hidden, secret, and deceitful of all lusts. Jonathan Edwards
In efficacious grace we are not merely passive, nor yet does God do some and we do the rest. But God does all, and we do all. Jonathan Edwards
Leave me not, neither despise me, O God my Saviour. Scorn not that a mortal should seek the Eternal. Augustine
O give me Christ, or else I die; give me a Surety, or else I die. Ralph Erskine
“The Christian life was not meant to be lived out alone. While we are individually responsible for following Christ, we were made by Christ to need other Christians.” — John Crotts, Mighty Men, 11.
“One of the difficult aspects of the relationship of the two natures of Christ is that, while the attributes of one nature are never attributed to the other, the attributes of both natures are properly attributed to His person.” — John Walvoord
"The most basic truth of theology is that there is a God, and you are not him." Beeke & Smalley Reformed Systematic Theology
Christ did everything the law required; His holy life was a perfect commentary upon the law of God; and He obeyed the law for us. — Thomas Watson, ‘A Body of Divinity’ pg. 172.
“Leadership starts in your own heart and life. If you can't lead yourself, you can't lead others.” — John Crotts, Mighty Men, 7.
“If, as a man, you are a loving, sacrificial servant leader to your wife, you are broadcasting the truth about Christ. If, however, you are selfishly wimpy or a harsh dictator, you are lying about Jesus to the world's watching eyes.” — John Crotts, Mighty Men, 4.
“If I die tomorrow or in a year, it is the same. It is the message you leave behind you that counts.”
We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure. J. C. Ryle
The breath in our nostrils is God's gift moment by moment. Charles Spurgeon
What I do not absolutely surrender and give up to God, comes between me and God -A.W. Tozer -
Faithful preaching will render the minister unpopular, and will empty, not 'fill' churches. -A.W. Pink -
Isn’t this encouraging? “Remember this, he that does 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 (seeks to resist and battle hidden sinful motions as they arise) does 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 than the most glistering and blustering hypocrite in the world does.” —Puritan Thomas Brooks, Works 1:88
"If every book but the Bible were destroyed not a single spiritual truth would be lost." -R.A.Torrey.
When we are fallen, and by falls have gotten a bruise, let us go to Christ presently to bind us up again. - Richard Sibbes
The problem of sin is not primarily the world around us but the worldliness within us.. John MacArthur
Reformed theology starts with God, not man. James White
We live between two great days: the day Christ hung before men and the day men will kneel before Christ. Paul Washer
When I think I'm unfairly hated, I try to remember that I'm unfairly loved. R.C. Sproul
God's wrath is part of God's glory. Because if you look at the cross and don't see the wrath of God against sin, you're not seeing the love of God either. James R. White
Take your heart in prayer to Him who understands it and say, "Lord, cleanse it. Lord, renew it. Lord, work repentance in it. " Charles Spurgeon
"People in the world are miserable in their happiness, but children of God are happy in their misery." Thomas Manton
If our sins be mountains, his love shall be like Noah's flood. Charles Spurgeon
We are wonderfully comforted to know that the Lord holds all things in His power, rules by His will and and controls by His wisdom, so nothing occurs except as he has ordained it. John Calvin
“The best argument to bring sinners to believe in Jesus is Jesus.” Charles Spurgeon
In the Scriptures there is a portrait of God, but in Christ there is God himself. A coin bears the image of Caesar, but Caesar’s son is his own lively resemblance. Christ is the living Bible. Thomas Manton
It is not prayer, it is not faith, it is not our doings, it is not our feelings upon which we must rest, but upon Christ and ON CHRIST ALONE! C.H. Spurgeon
"All those chosen, redeemed, and regenerated will be given the gift or persevering faith, that not one will be lost." Michael Horton
"Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside of ourselves?" Martin Luther
"Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life." Jonathan Edwards
" The whole of my life stood open to His view from the beginning. He foresaw my every fall, my every sin, my every backsliding; yet, nevertheless, fixed His heart upon me. Oh, how the realization of this should bow me in wonder and worship before Him!’ A.W. Pink
“The sovereignty of God is not a secondary truth, but the very bedrock doctrine of the Bible.” Steven Lawson
If we want revivals, we must revive our reverence for the Word of God. If we want conversions, we must put more of God's Word into our sermons. C.H. Spurgeon
Even when a denomination votes to redefine marriage, the Bible still doesn’t. Even when a denomination votes to stop condemning homosexuality, the Bible still does.
"The Spirit releases the elect from their otherwise inescapable bondage to sin and brings them to faith in Christ." Steven Lawson
One who has really passed from death unto life has no need for so called 'Christian evidences' to buttress his faith. -A.W. Pink -
Religion has accepted the monstrous heresy that noise, size, activity and bluster make a man dear to God. -A.W. Tozer -
One who has really passed from death unto life has no need for so called 'Christian evidences' to buttress his faith. -A.W. Pink -
Religion has accepted the monstrous heresy that noise, size, activity and bluster make a man dear to God. -A.W. Tozer -
Behind most church fights and unresolved divisions is ugly human pride. And the worst kind of pride is religious pride, the Pharisaical pride of self-righteousness and superiority. —Alexander Strauch
Grant me never to lose sight of the exceeding sinfulness of sin, the exceeding righteousness of salvation, the exceeding glory of Christ, the exceeding beauty of holiness, the exceeding wonder of grace. —The Valley of Vision, Pg. 137
The Christian who has in principle accepted God's truth as his standard of conduct & has submitted himself to Christ as his Lord, may yet be tempted to lay his own plans & even fight for them when they are challenged by the Word of God or the inner voice of the Spirit. -Tozer
Look out, beloved, for the little stumbling blocks, and do not let Satan laugh at you. AB Simpson
Our Lord did not come to tell us what we have to do in order to save ourselves; He came to save us. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition of Ephesians 1: God’s Ultimate Purpose, Pg. 150
We are on a journey where our understanding increases & our eyes are opened. Sometimes the process is slow; sometimes it happens suddenly. Often, it’s painful because pain gets our attention. Eventually, we realize God’s goodness and kindness lead us to Him (Rom 2:4). Ray Bentley
God’s faithfulness in your past, gives you hope for His faithfulness in your current situation. He is abundantly faithful. You can trust Him.
To be saved is to be 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵; not simply to believe his teaching, but to be in him, and to be a sharer in his life, in his death, in his burial, in his resurrection, in his ascension. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition of Ephesians 1, Pg. 153
The man who is truly filled with Jesus will always be a gentleman. AB Simpson
GOD IS STILL GOOD, EVEN WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND. GOD IS STILL FAITHFUL, EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. GOD STILL HAS A PLAN, EVEN WHEN I CAN'T SEE IT. GOD IS STILL REIGNS, EVEN WHEN THINGS LOOK LIKE CHAOS. GOD IS STILL NEAR, EVEN WHEN I CAN'T FEEL HIM. GOD IS STILL GOD.
Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you. -C.H. Spurgeon -
There's one thing we need...something we don't talk about these days. We need a mighty avalanche of conviction of sin. -Leonard Ravenhill -
That is the only way to understand rightly this picture of the false prophets. The false prophet is a man who has no `strait gate' or `narrow way' in his gospel. He has nothing which is offensive to the natural man; he pleases all. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Trials are the great equalizer, bringing all of God's children to depend on Him. James, with barefaced practicality, looked at the advantages of suffering for both the poor man and the rich man. Join me for this weekend’s message “The Trials of the Rich and Poor”. We will be in…
Thank God for a historical faith, thank God for a gospel that is based upon facts. - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
At the end of the day, It's not faith in Christ that saves but Christ who saves through faith. Sinclair Ferguson
Thou, Lord, bruisest me. But I am abundantly satisfied since it is from thy hand. John Calvin
Those who know their BIBLE should not be surprised at the state of the world as it is. Martyn Lloyd Jones
Salvation is from God’s wrath, by God’s grace, through God’s Son, for God’s glory. Steven Lawson
What will matter most in the hour of death is, Have my sins been put away by the Blood of Christ? A.W. Pink
“Hell is full of sincere, religious people, never born again, and heaven is full of immoral people who repented and believed in Christ.” Steven Lawson
"Jesus is eternally God, perfectly man, the God-man, the only One who could be the Mediator between God and man." Steven Lawson
At the heart of every problem is a heart problem, and only Jesus can change the heart. He’s the solution to our problems.
To trust God in the light is nothing, but to trust Him in the dark - that is faith. Charles Spurgeon
Beware of creating a god in your own image: All mercy, no justice. All love, no wrath. All grace, no judgment. All accepting, no rejecting. All heaven, no hell. This is not the God of the Bible. Dustin Benge
Bodily beauty without Christ is but as green grass on a rotten grave. Isaac Ambrose
“We become like what we focus upon. Fix your eyes upon Christ and be conformed into His image.” Steven Lawson
"To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven." J.C. Ryle
The door of God's mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands at the door and says sinners COME. Jonathan Edwards
May I be saved by grace through faith, live by faith, feel the joy of faith, do the work of faith. Perceiving nothing in myself, may I find in Christ wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption. Valley of Vision
Remember that pride leads to hell, but humility to heaven! God always beats down the proud, and lifts up the humble. Isaac Ambrose
"I believe Elijah never lived more comfortably than when fed by the ravens. Lord, increase my faith" George Whitefield
"Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest distress." Charles Spurgeon
"We don't measure up. Christ measures up for us" - Rosaria Butterfield
“To preach a sermon is a great and awful task. Woe to that man, who slights it with a perfunctory preparation and a careless heart.” —R.L. Dabney
The church has never had as much equipment as it has now...but it has far less power -Leonard Ravenhill -
In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of victory but by flight. -C.H. Spurgeon -
Burk Parsons
One of the more loving things Jesus did was preach about hell and the wrath of God.
“There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’” - C.S. Lewis
False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science for they often long endure...
God is radically committed to your growth.
Many [saints] conceive amiss of God, and draw an ill picture of him in their minds, as if he were hard to be pleased, always frowning. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:194
The sun doth not more naturally shine, nor fire more naturally burn, nor water more naturally flow, than acts of grace and goodness naturally flow from God. —Puritan Thomas Manton, Works 7:194
“Doing God’s work God’s way requires an unwavering commitment to feeding people God’s Word through relentless biblical preaching and teaching.” -Steven J. Lawson
There are a great many people now that are willing to observe what they like about Christ, but the things that they don’t like they turn away from. Moody
"If a man understands Romans, he has a sure road opened for him to the understanding of the whole Scripture." -John Calvin.
Let us settle it in our minds that saints on earth are not perfect angels, but only converted sinners. They are sinners renewed, changed, sanctified, no doubt, but they are yet sinners and will be till they die . —JC Ryle, Daily Readings from all Four Gospels, John 11:17-32
“Seldom if ever do I descend from the pulpit without at least a partial sense of failure, without a mood of penitence and a cry to God to give me grace to do better in future.” -John Stott
The Holy Spirit never enters a man and then lets him live like the world. You can be sure of that. -A.W. Tozer -
Surely if we ask God to bless us, the least we can do is bless Him. -A.W. Pink -
The devil seeks to weaken our opinion of God’s goodness. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:191
"He who does not serve God where he is would not serve God anywhere else." -Charles Spurgeon.
There used to be 1 major GAP in Student Ministry that students would fall out of Church through. It was the GAP between Student Ministry & Collegiate Ministry. However, there are now 4 major GAPS. 1) The GAP between Middle School & High School. 2) The GAP around getting their Drivers License. 3) The GAP between Junior & Senior Year. 4) Then, the GAP between Youth & College Ministry. Fewer & fewer students are making it all the way through. If you're going to be an effective Student Ministry, you must address & close those GAPs.
He has continually fought my battles for me, and I am persuaded will do so to the end. - George Whitefield
There is no possible escape from the holiness of God. You are going to have to deal with it at some point.” R.C. Sproul
"This is what is meant by "Thy King cometh." You do not seek Him, but He seeks you. You do not find Him, He finds you" Martin Luther
'The law is for the proud but the gospel is for the heartbroken.' Martin Luther
I don't know who needs to hear this, but hear it: Jesus is getting every last one of us across the river. All of his beloved are going over. None of us will be left on the riverbank, stranded, alone, hopeless, undefended, forgotten. Not even one. Owen Strachan
"Remember how your fathers, in times gone by defended God's truth, and blush ye cowards, who are afraid to maintain it!" Charles Spurgeon
Your fears come in the name of man, but your help in the name of the Lord: John Flavel
I hate sin not because it damns me, but because it has done God wrong. To have grieved my God is the worst grief to me. Charles Spurgeon
The longer I keep away from Jesus, the more inveterate will my disease become. All human help is vain. Nothing can reach my case, or effect my cure, but the blood of my Emmanuel. Thomas Reade
The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride; the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair. Charles Spurgeon
It is not your life and your past that determine your life. It is Christ’s life and his past that determine your life. Sinclair Ferguson
We do not usually learn that Christ is all we need until we reach that point where He is all we have! Vance Havner
“When the Lord’s Day is at an end, we should long for the Sabbath in heaven, which will never have an end.” —Thomas Vincent, Shorter Catechism Explained
"What is Calvin, or what is Luther? Let us look above names and parties; let Jesus be our all in all – So He is preached" George Whitefield
"Salvation is a free gift, but an empty hand must receive it, and not a hand which still tightly grasps the world!" A.W. Pink
My life verse? The whole Bible is my life verse... R.C. Sproul
"Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of Christ." C.H. Spurgeon
Seeking God is the great work of our lives upon earth. Thomas Manton
It is an easy thing to talk of trusting God for daily bread, while we have a full barn or purse; but to say as the prophet, “Though the fig-tree should not blossom, neither fruit be in the vine, yet will I rejoice in the Lord:” surely this is not easy. John Flavel
'There is no justice where there is no obedience rendered to God.' John Calvin
We walk by faith not by explanations.
Growth in grace is growth downward. It's the forming of a lower estimate of self and a deepening realization of our nothingness -A.W. Pink -
If we are not changed by grace, then we are not saved by grace. -A.W. Tozer
The ultimate test of our spirituality is the measure of our amazement at the grace of God. —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
As full of love, merciful, and ready to forgive as Christ is, 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. —Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, 3:368
“To walk out of his will is to walk into nowhere.” - C.S. Lewis
Salvation is not inviting Jesus into your life. It's Him becoming your life, and taking over your life. That's radically different.
The real secret of perfect rest is to be jealously, habitually occupied with Jesus. AB Simpson
Jesus healed people. He touched people, and He went to the cross. He laid down His life and set an example of love in action. Ray Bentley
"Eye the Judgment." -James W. Alexander.
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS BE PRESENT FOR THE ANSWERING OF YOUR PRAYERS.
We have but one Saviour; and that one Saviour is Jesus Christ our Lord. Nothing that we are and nothing that we can do enters in the slightest measure into the ground of our acceptance with God. Jesus did it all. B.B. Warfield
“[Sanctification] is a 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 in which believers 𝘤𝘰-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦.” —Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology, Pg. 555; see also Pg. 554-57
"The Lord will never fail us, even if earth and hell should stand in the way." — Charles Spurgeon
“Christ did not first by his work move the Father to love and grace, for the love of the Father is antecedent and comes to manifestation in Christ, who is himself the gift of God’s love.” —Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, 3:368
"When troubles come as the result of sin, we must not think we are suffering with Christ." — Charles Spurgeon
FINISHING WELL IS PLANNING SUCCESSION. MOSES PLANNED 4 JOSHUA 2 B HIS SUCCESSOR
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