DESPAIR Then Judas…repented himself…and departed, and went and hanged himself – Matthew 17:3,5 Despair is Satan’s masterpiece. – John Trapp Reason says, the bigger the sinner, the less grounds of hope. – John Bunyan Despair cuts the sinews of endeavor. – Thomas Watson Taken from: The Puritans Day by Day © The Banner of Truth … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 02 June
For the desires of the flesh are against the spirit, and the desires of the spirit are against the flesh. Galatians 5:17 In every believer’s heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active and loses no opportunity of employing all the weapons in its … More A Constant Struggle
Tom Hicks | May 31, 2017 Are good works necessary for Christians? If so, in what sense? There was an enormous historical dispute among Protestants about whether it is right to say good works are “necessary for salvation.” After a long debate among themselves, the Lutherans rejected the language of good works as “necessary for salvation,” and … More The Necessity of Good Works for Christians
OUTWARD AND INWARD Ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone – Luke 11:42 It is safer eating with unwashed hands than unwashed hearts. – Henry Smith Outward decency in the … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 01 June
CONTENTS AND MEANING OF SCRIPTURE What saith the scripture – Romans 4:3 Understandest thou what thou readeth – Acts 8:30 Where the scripture hath no tongue we must have no ears. – John Trapp The Lord does not shine upon us except when we take his word as our light. – John Calvin I like … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 31 May
Jeff Robinson | May 26, 2017 In some churches, it is a word that conjures up images of an angry and capricious God who acts arbitrarily to save some, but consigns most sinners—including deceased infants—to eternal perdition. For many professing Christians, it is the mother-of-all-swear-words… Continued at Source: Predestination is Practical
MANY THINGS I had many things to write – 3 John 13 Jealousy never thinks itself strong enough. – John Bunyan Opinion cannot err in matters of opinion. – Thomas Adams UNTHANKFULNESS Unthankful – 2 Timothy 3:2 Where are the nine – Luke 17:17 It is impossible we be cruel to others, except we forget … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 29 & 30 May
TEMPORARY AND FALSE FAITH These have no root, which for a while believe, and in the time of temptation fall away – Luke 8:13 Faith in temporary believers is as a guest comes for a night, and is gone. Thomas Fuller Faith is not an idle grace. Thomas Manton PROVIDENCE His kingdom ruleth over all … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 27 & 28 May
Why should I read the Old Testament if I’m in New Covenant? Is the Old Testament still relevant today? Do all of those rules even matter to me? These are questions that Christians sometimes ask of the Old testament. You might read the Old Testament and feel intimidated, which makes you want to ask: Should … More Is The Old Testament Still Relevant Today?
PARDON I have blotted out as thick as a cloud thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins – Isaiah 44:22 God blots out not only the cloud but the thick cloud, enormities as well as infirmities. – Thomas Watson Sins are so remitted as if they were never committed. – Tomas Adams DEATH UNIVERSAL … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 25 & 26 May
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