THE BENEFIT OF AFFLICTION …It is good for me that I have been afflicted; – Ps. 119:71 Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, – Jonah 2:1 Affliction is God’s flail to thresh off our husks. – Thomas Watson God uses captivity of people to enlarge the bounds of … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 20 January
THANKFULNESS … Be ye thankful – Col 3:15 In everything give thanks… – 1 Thess 5:18 Giving thanks always for all things… – Eph 5:20 As the Lord loveth a cheerful giver, so likewise a cheerful thanksgiver – John Boys He enjoys much who is thankful for little – William Secker The thankfulness of the … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 19 January
If we are not doing this we are failing in our duties as chosen children of God. The warning in the book of James to teachers is sobering, “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness” (3:1)… Continued at Source: Pray … More Pray for Your Church Leaders
SIN – ITS OWN PUNISHMENT … Sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.… James 1:15 R.V. He that travails with mischief conceives sorrow – John Bunyan Sin carries two rods about it, shame and fear – Edward Marbury Death waits upon sin as wages upon the work – Thomas Taylor Taken from: The Puritans … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 18 January
In 1965, a young woman searching for love on the streets of Chicago, living with her boss/boyfriend became pregnant. When her boyfriend found out she was pregnant he kicked her out of his house and onto the streets of Chicago. She had no where to go… no friends, no family that would take her in … More The Sanctity of Human Life
ASSURANCE AND FAITH … Draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith… Heb 10:22 … Faith is the assurance of things hoped for… Heb 11:1 R.V. Sin can never quite bereave a saint if his jewel, his grace; but it may steal away the key of the cabinet, his assurance. – William … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 17 January
MERCIES FORTIFIED … How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! – Luke 15:17 The best way for Christians not to be losers of what they have, is to be labourers for what they want. – William Jenkyn Mercies are best known by the lack … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 16 January
More and more in America and Europe we find people wanting a whats in it for me religious experience. They care not for theological doctrine but for as Paul put it in 2 Tim 4:3 (AMP) “For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with … More Jelly-Fish Christianity
SUICIDE … Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. – 1 Sam 31:4 Ahithophel … hanged himself, and died. – 2 Sam 17:23 No creature but man willingly kills himself – Thomas Watson Judas hanged himself to quiet his conscience – Thomas Watson Man was not born of his own pleasure neither must he … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 15 January
ZEAL “…he [Phineas] was zealous for my sake… – Num. 25:11 Zeal (as one saith) is the dagger which love draws in God’s quarrel – John Flavel Zeal is like fire; in a chimney it is one of the best servants, but out of a chimney it is one of the worst masters – Thomas … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 14 January
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