O you scoffers, come and see this Jesus, this Lord of glory whom you have despised; and if you will but come to Christ, he will be willing to receive you
—George Whitefield
—George Whitefield
All our infirmities, whatever they are, are just opportunities for God to display his gracious work in us.
—Charles Spurgeon
—Charles Spurgeon
John 12:12-13
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!”
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!”
Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
—J.C. Ryle
—J.C. Ryle
What is closer to God’s ears than a heart that is penitent and life founded on faith?
—Augustine
—Augustine
'If we are dead with CHRIST, we believe that we shall also live with him.' And then as to the resurrection of CHRIST, says he, 'If ye be risen with CHRIST, seek those things which are above.'
—George Whitefield
—George Whitefield
Our God is love, even love itself. God's love is infinite just as He Himself is, and He loves to show the utmost of His love.
—Thomas Goodwin
—Thomas Goodwin
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The Christian Church is not made for good men, but for men.
—G.K. Chesterton
—G.K. Chesterton
Persecution purges the church of false teachers, false gospels, and false professions of faith.
—John MacArthur
—John MacArthur
Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God's judgment, hating what He hates, loving what He loves, and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word.
—J.C. Ryle
—J.C. Ryle
Christian, meditate much on heaven,
it will help you to press on, and to forget the toil of the way.
—Charles Spurgeon
it will help you to press on, and to forget the toil of the way.
—Charles Spurgeon
But if (as we are in duty bound) we dare to stand as witnesses for God in the midst of a crooked & perverse nation, we find the spirit of Cain instantly takes fire, & announces war against all who should presume to say that we ought to obey & fear God rather than men.
—John Newton
—John Newton
The sacred truths that gospel ministers deliver are not dry insipid lectures on moral philosophy, intended only to amuse us for a while, but the great mysteries of godliness, which therefore we are bound studiously to listen to.
—George Whitefield
—George Whitefield
The stability of our souls in the hour of temptation depends upon the care we exercise in keeping our hearts.
—John Flavel
—John Flavel
There is quiet rest and full refreshment in Christ for sinners that are weary and heavy laden with sin.
—Jonathan Edwards
—Jonathan Edwards
Isaiah 43:1-3
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
—Augustine
—Augustine
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Ephesians 1:3-14
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.
In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.
In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.