“What mercy it is that it is not your hold of Christ that saves you, but His hold on you.”
Charles Spurgeon
Repentance
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. Acts 17:30 (ESV) Continue reading
Confession
“Confession of sin endears Christ to the soul. If I say I am a sinner, how precious will Christ’s blood be to me!”
Thomas Watson
Chosen, Holy, Beloved
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 (ESV) Continue reading
Worldly Sorrow
“Sorrow for sin must surpass worldly sorrow. We must grieve more for offending God than for the loss of dear relations.”
Thomas Watson
Sufficient Measure
“The Christian has arrived at a sufficient measure of sorrow when the love of sin is purged out.”
Thomas Watson
Sin
“Sin is worse than the devil; he therefore that is more afraid of the devil than sin, knows not the badness of sin as he ought; nor but little of the love of Christ.”
John Bunyan
Patience
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 (ESV) Continue reading