Monday, May 03, 2021

God's Justice and Love

 If God were not just, he could not be love, for love as well as justice excludes every unholy thing as destructive of true beauty and selfless fellowship.

T Nettles (summarising CH Spurgeon)
Living by Revealed Truth
CFP (Mentor)
Kindle loc. 8922

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Faith and Hope

Faith tells the soul what Christ has done for it and so comforts it; hope revives the soul with the news of what Christ will do for it.

W Gurnall, in
J Faris,
When My Soul is Downcast and Despiring
Tabletalk Magazine March 2021
Ligonier
p67

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Faith

 The least measure of faith receives remission for the greatest sins.

J Flavel
Works, Vol 2
Banner of Truth
p127

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Christian Discipleship

 If we compare ourselves with others ("I am the greatest"), try to exclude others who may be following Jesus as much as we are ("We are the only ones"), or ignore the seriousness of sin ("Sin doesn't matter"), we shall not be effective disciples of Jesus.

A Page
The Mark Experiment
VTR Publications
p56