Thomas Watson
We need not climb up into heaven to see whether our sins are forgiven: let us look into our hearts, and see if we can forgive others. If we can, we need not doubt but God as forgiven us.
Thomas Watson
Tu te poses des questions sur Dieu ? Tu as entendu parler de Jésus ? Quant à la Bible, tu sais que c'est un livre chrétien. Tu veux en découvrir sur ces trois sujets et bien d'autres encore. Ce blog te propose de réfléchir sur ces sujets et plein d'autres encore. Fais-toi ta propre opinion sur les textes de ce blog. Et surtout n'hésite pas à laisser un commentaire pour les articles. Ton avis compte. Ce blog est géré par le Groupe Biblique Universitaire d'Angers.
Thomas Watson
We need not climb up into heaven to see whether our sins are forgiven: let us look into our hearts, and see if we can forgive others. If we can, we need not doubt but God as forgiven us.
Thomas Watson
J.D. Greear, Gagner en perdant, Zondervan, 2015, p. 150.
In the Bible we find no gap between the call to follow Jesus and the call to engage in mission.
J.D. Greear, Gaining by Losing, Zondervan, 2015, p. 150.
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 1991, p. 111.
The Bible says in I Corinthians 1:21 that “God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.” Often it is the message of the Cross lived and demonstrated that God uses to open a heart to the gospel, but it is the message of the Cross proclaimed (by word or page) through which the power of God saves those who believe its content. No matter how well we live the gospel (and we must live it well, else we hinder its reception), sooner or later we must communicate the content of the gospel before a person can become a disciple of Jesus.
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 1991, p. 111.
R.C. Sproul
Just as there are no ultimate tragedies for the believer, so for the impenitent unbeliever there are no ultimate blessings. Every good gift God bestows upon the wicked, for which the wicked do not glorify God or acknowledge His goodness with gratitude and worship, becomes a tragedy. The more gifts God gives that are despised by the recipient, the more guilt is incurred, so that, to the wicked, on Judgment Day the gifts of God’s kindness become tragedies.
R.C. Sproul
Ole Hallesby
Jesus wills of His own accord to come into us and, in His own power, to deal with our needs. It is not necessary for us to constrain Him by our prayers to take an interest in us.
Ole Hallesby
Les chrétiens ne doivent pas se contenter de connaître mentalement la doctrine du Saint-Esprit telle qu'elle est donnée dans la Bible ; ils doivent aussi le connaître expérimentalement.
Watchman Nee
Christians should not be content merely with knowing mentally the doctrine of the Holy Spirit as given in the Bible; they also need to know Him experimentally.
Watchman Nee
John F. Walvoord
No one else has ever come from infinite heights of glory to such a shameful death. If there had been a better way or another way by which the sin of the whole world could have been taken away, surely God would not have required His beloved Son to submit to such a death.
John F. Walvoord
George Whitefield
Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.
George Whitefield
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.