Thomas Watson
God is more willing to pardon than to punish. Mercy does more multiply in Him than sin in us. Mercy is His nature.
Thomas Watson
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Thomas Watson
God is more willing to pardon than to punish. Mercy does more multiply in Him than sin in us. Mercy is His nature.
Thomas Watson
Robert Leighton
Let thy great joy and comfort evermore be, to have His pleasure done in thee, though in pains, sickness, persecutions, oppressions, or inward griefs and pressures of heart, coldness or barrenness of mind, darkening of thy will and senses, or any temptations spiritual or bodily.
Robert Leighton
Charles H. Spurgeon
Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon
Poor human nature cannot bear such strains as heavenly triumphs bring to it; there must come a reaction. Excess of joy or excitement must be paid for by subsequent depressions. While the trial lasts, the strength is equal to the emergency; but when it is over, natural weakness claims the right to show itself.
Charles Spurgeon
John MacArthur
Error always goes to church because Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, infiltrates the systems of religion, particularly Christianity even true Christianity and plants his seeds of error there and a gullible, witless, uneducated, undiscerning church becomes a victim.
John MacArthur
John Flavel
Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitude to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10).
John Flavel
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, Zondervan, 1994, p. 695.
Therefore, any genuine gospel proclamation must include an invitation to make a conscious decision to forsake one’s sins and come to Christ in faith, asking Christ for forgiveness of sins. If either the need to repent of sins or the need to trust in Christ for forgiveness is neglected, there is not a full and true proclamation of the gospel.
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, Zondervan, 1994, p. 695.
Samuel Rutherford
I will charge my soul to believe and wait for Him, and will follow His providence, and not go before it, nor stay behind it.
Samuel Rutherford
William Law
God seeth different abilities and frailties of men, which may move His goodness to be merciful to their different improvements in virtue.
William Law
Thomas Schreiner
I think we also learn from this to be charitable towards different views. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind, at least if you can be. But we must distinguish between central issues of the faith and issues which aren’t central. Some people have a hard time doing that. Everything for them is of equal importance in the Bible. But that’s not true. There are some things that are non-negotiable in our faith. The Trinity is non-negotiable. The authority of Scripture is non-negotiable. The substitutionary atonement, justification by faith alone, the deity of Christ, and, of course, I could mention other things. But there are less clear matters in the Bible as well; things like when the rapture will take place and what we’re looking at today regarding the millennium. We must beware of being divisive, and schismatic, and inflexible on matters that are less important. That really shows, I think, a character flaw in us – something that God wants to work on in us.
Thomas Schreiner
[L'évangélisation] consiste à annoncer la bonne nouvelle de Jésus, et à le faire avec honnêteté, urgence et joie, en utilisant la Bible, en menant une vie qui la soutient, en priant, et en faisant tout cela pour la gloire de Dieu.
Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Crossway, 2007, p. 107.
[Evangelism] is telling the good news about Jesus, and doing it with honesty, urgency, and joy, using the Bible, living a life that backs it up, and praying, and doing it all for the glory of God.
Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Crossway, 2007, p. 107.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Lorsque j'étais au Tibet, j'ai vu un bouddhiste, un moine, qui avait vécu pendant cinq ou six ans dans une grotte. Lorsqu'il est entré dans la grotte, il avait une bonne vue. Mais parce qu'il est resté si longtemps dans l'obscurité, ses yeux sont devenus de plus en plus faibles, et finalement il est devenu complètement aveugle. Il en va de même pour nous. Si nous n'utilisons pas les bénédictions que nous avons reçues de Dieu pour Sa Gloire, nous risquons de les perdre à jamais.
Sadhu Sundar Singh
While I was in Tibet I saw a Buddhist, a monk, who had lived for five or six years in a cave. When he went into the cave he had good eyesight. But because he stayed so long in the darkness his eyes grew weaker and weaker, and at last he became quite blind. It is just the same with us. If we do not use the blessings which we have received from God for His Glory, we are in danger of losing them forever.
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Billy Sunday
The difference between God's side and the devil's is the difference between heaven and hell.
Billy Sunday
Albert Barnes
It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.
Albert Barnes