“That a man might do something very audacious and desperate for money, power or fame, was to the general apprehension quite possible; but, in face of plainly-written law, in face of constitutional guarantees protecting each state against domestic violence, in face of a nation of forty million of people, that nineteen men could invade a great State to liberate a despised and hated race, was to the average intellect and conscience, too monstrous for belief.”
― John Brown
― John Brown
“By beholding the glory of Christ by faith we shall find rest to our souls. Our minds are apt to be filled with troubles, fears, cares, dangers, distresses, ungoverned passion and lusts. By these our thoughts are filled with chaos, darkness and confusion. But where the soul is fixed on the glory of Christ then the mind finds rest and peace for "to be spiritually minded is peace" (Rom. 8:6).”
― The Glory of Christ
― The Glory of Christ
“All questions of faith and conduct are subject to the scrutiny of the Bible, so that items of theological belief must have either explicit or implicit biblical support or be dismissed.7”
― Systematic Theology: Revised Edition
― Systematic Theology: Revised Edition
“God has designed things to exalt his Son at the cross, and any gospel that does not center on the cross of Jesus Christ is not truly God-centered in a real sense.”
― No Other Gospel: 31 Reasons from Galatians Why Justification by Faith Alone Is the Only Gospel
― No Other Gospel: 31 Reasons from Galatians Why Justification by Faith Alone Is the Only Gospel
“Going to church gets us out of our self-oriented prison. We are forced to sit next to someone who reeks of garlic. We are forced to put up with music that is not to our taste. We are made to listen to truths that we wish were rather not true. All this is good for us. It is not only good for us; it is essential if we are to find joy.”
― How Church Can Change Your Life: Answers to the ten most common questions about church
― How Church Can Change Your Life: Answers to the ten most common questions about church
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