We sometimes get lost; but God is never lost. We are often confused by our circumstances; God never is. We have doubts about his purposes; God knows what he is doing. His promises never fail. God may seem slow to us, but he is always moving
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“Union with Christ is the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation.”
― Redemption Accomplished and Applied
― Redemption Accomplished and Applied
“Our definition of atonement must be derived from the atonement of which Scripture speaks. And the atonement of which Scripture speaks is the vicarious obedience, expiation, propitiation, reconciliation, and redemption performed by the Lord of glory when, once for all, he purged our sins and sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.”
― Redemption Accomplished and Applied
― Redemption Accomplished and Applied
“When pride has made the sermon, it goes with us into the pulpit. It forms our tone, it animates us in the delivery, and it takes us away from that which may be displeasing, no matter how necessary it is, and sets us in pursuit of vain applause. Basically, it makes men, both in studying and preaching, to seek themselves and deny God, when they should seek God’s glory and deny themselves. When they should be asking what they should say and how they should say it to please God best and do the most good, pride makes them ask what they should say and how they should deliver it to be considered an educated, able preacher and to be applauded by all who hear them.”
― The Reformed Pastor: The Duties and Methods of Labors for the Souls of Men [Updated and Annotated]
― The Reformed Pastor: The Duties and Methods of Labors for the Souls of Men [Updated and Annotated]
“While we condemn papal infallibility, too many of us want to be popes ourselves and have everyone hold to our decision or opinion, as if we were infallible.”
― The Reformed Pastor: The Duties and Methods of Labors for the Souls of Men [Updated and Annotated]
― The Reformed Pastor: The Duties and Methods of Labors for the Souls of Men [Updated and Annotated]
“the gospel keeps us from self-righteousness because the gospel is only for sinners.”
― The Transforming Power of the Gospel
― The Transforming Power of the Gospel
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