Adam Poling

“Which comes first with you, righteousness and holiness or experiences? There is no more urgently vital test that we can apply to ourselves than that. The proof of the life of God in the soul is that we say, “Though he slay me, yet will I love him.” I do not care what happens to me. If all goes wrong with me, it does not matter. I still desire him above everything else.”
― D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Experiencing the New Birth: Studies in John 3

“Our hope is built on nothing less, nothing more, and nothing other than Jesus’ blood and his righteousness. Jesus is the only reason we can be sure we’ll stand before you with great joy.”
― Scotty Smith, Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith

“One of the grand purposes of human existence is to look more and more like Jesus. This is God’s plan for us. It is one of the greatest gifts he could give. It is evidence that he has brought us into his family. If Jesus learned obedience through suffering, we will too. A path without hardships should cause us to wonder if we really belong to God.”
― CCEF, Heart of the Matter: Daily Reflections for Changing Hearts and Lives

“On the other hand, it is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he have previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself.”
― John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion