“The sin of Adam did not make the condemnation of all men merely possible; it was the ground of their actual condemnation. So the righteousness of Christ did not make the salvation of men merely possible, it secured the actual salvation of those for whom He wrought.”
Charles Hodge
“No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.”
John Owen
“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
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! Psalm 47:1 (ESV) Continue reading
“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
“It is our privilege to bring the whole of our finite existence into the glory of His infinite presence.”
R.C. Sproul
“God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.”
C.S. Lewis
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