Archive for August 2007
What Jesus paid for Jesus will surely keep
— J. C. Ryle Aug 30, 2007Would I gather arguments for hoping that I shall never be cast away? Where shall I go to find them? Shall I look at my […]
He did give more perfect satisfaction
— William Bridge Aug 29, 2007When the Lord Jesus Christ offered up Himself a sacrifice unto God the Father, and had our sins laid upon Him, He did give more […]
Our debts are not cancelled; they are liquidated
— John Murray Aug 28, 2007Christ discharged the debt of sin. He bore our sins and purged them. He did not make a token payment which God accepts in place […]
Christ will have the last word
— Thomas Wilcox Aug 28, 2007When the clouds are blackest, even then look towards Christ the standing pillar of the Father’s love and grace, set up in heaven for all […]
Lord Jesus, you are my righteousness, I am your sin
— Martin Luther Aug 27, 2007Learn to know Christ and him crucified. Learn to sing to him, and say, ‘Lord Jesus, you are my righteousness, I am your sin. You […]
The Lord has been there before us
— Geerhardus Vos Aug 25, 2007But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. (John 20:11) What the Lord expects from […]
The great mystery of godliness
— Octavius Winslow Aug 24, 2007The doctrine of the incarnate God invests with light and radiance every essential difficulty and truth of the inspired word. Infinitely mysterious itself, it yet […]
Without fault
— Thomas Brooks Aug 23, 2007Weak hearts are apt to sit down troubled and discouraged, when they look upon that body of sin which is in them, and those imperfections […]
The gospel of God’s glorious grace
— John Piper Aug 22, 2007The gospel is the good news that God is the all-satisfying end of all our longings, and that even though he does not need us, […]
If you contemplate yourself, that is sure damnation
— John Calvin Aug 21, 2007We await salvation from [Christ] because he makes us, ingrafted into his body, participants not only in all his benefits but also in himself. If […]
Remember Christ always
— Thomas Wilcox Aug 20, 2007Remember your sins, Christ’s pardonings; your deserts, Christ’s merits; your weakness, Christ’s strength; your pride, Christ’s humility; your many infirmities, Christ’s restorings; your guilt, Christ’s […]
The excellency of Christ
— Jonathan Edwards Aug 20, 2007The excellency of Christ, and the love of Christ, more appear in his yielding himself to be crucified for us, than in any other of […]
Every kind of good abounds in him
— John CalvinWe see that our whole salvation and all its parts are comprehended in Christ [Acts 4:12]. We should therefore take care not to derive the […]
