Samuel Kordik

“Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of all false religion in the world.”
― John Owen, Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works by John Owen

“Increasingly, Christians in the West have become biblically illiterate. Most do not know the books of the Bible, the Ten Commandments, or even the events of Jesus’s life. We cannot articulate the great “drama” of redemption—from both Old and New Testaments—or what basic biblical words mean, like justification, adoption, or sanctification. Much of this biblical illiteracy stems from a simple lack of reading Scripture

Cosby, B. H. (2017). Reading the Bible for Transformation. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. xlviii). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.”
― Brian H. Cosby

“A Warrior’s Pledge of Purity
By Jason Lee Morgan

I will have faith that God empowers me for purity
I will have faith that God has something better
I will be encouraged by Your faithfulness
I will sharpen my sword today for purity
I will meditate on purity throughout my day
I will strategize for victory, rather than brace for defeat
I will outline the known of my day
That I may prepare for the pitfalls to come
And preemptively guard against what is known
I will pray before I enter battle
I will pray for protection
I will pray for wisdom
I will pray for strength
I will pray for miracles if need be!
I will take my stand by way of escape
As a coward I shall be in the face of impurity
Only my back shall it see
I will bear the strange appearance of downward eyes
That no impure image be stamped within me
I will go out of my way to avoid the face of impurity
I will hurt the feelings of others if need be, to preserve my purity before You
I will not long for the past, but dwell on what is pure
I will not place others above You as my reason for purity
I will recall Your holiness daily
I will love You with Christ-like love
And sacrifice what is necessary to glorify You
I will recite this daily, that I do not forget Thee”
― Jason Lee Morgan

“I cannot help suspecting that the more elegance, the less virtue in all times and countries.”
― John Adams