“To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect.”
John Owen
Author Archives: Steve Pruitt
The Voice of Triumph
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! Psalm 47:1 (ESV) Continue reading
Insignificance
“Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.”
John Calvin
Privilege
“It is our privilege to bring the whole of our finite existence into the glory of His infinite presence.”
R.C. Sproul
No Such Thing
“God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.”
C.S. Lewis
The Fragrance of Victory
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV) Continue reading
The Best Gift
“The best gift of the gospel is not the forgiveness of sins. The best gift of the gospel is not the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. The best gift of the gospel is not eternal life. The best gift of the gospel is seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus himself.”
John Piper
Sealed with the Spirit
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) Continue reading