Archive for September 2007
The sufferings of Christ do fully repair the injury
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 29, 2007God may save any of the children of men without prejudice to the honour of his majesty. If men have affronted God, and that ever […]
An unchangeable friend
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 28, 2007You may greatly comfort yourself that you have an unchangeable friend in Christ Jesus. From the unchangeableness of your Savior, you may be assured of […]
Grace, grace
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 27, 2007It was come to this: either we must die eternally, or the Son of God must spill his blood; either we, or God’s own Son […]
Christ has repaired God’s honour
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 26, 2007But if they go to Christ, the honour of God’s majesty and authority will not be in the least hurt by their being freed and […]
Hide yourself in Christ
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 25, 2007O be persuaded to hide yourself in Christ Jesus! What greater assurance of safety can you desire? He has undertaken to defend and save you, […]
He desired no more
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 24, 2007God raised him up and opened the prison doors to him, because he desired no more. And now surely there is free admittance for all […]
The proportions of grace
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 23, 2007The redeemed have all from the grace of God. It was of mere grace that God gave us his only-begotten Son. The grace is great […]
Never to be repeated
— John Murray Sep 22, 2007Vicarious sacrifice is not only not the law of being, it is not a law at all. It is one solitary, matchless, Divine transaction–never to […]
O law, Christ is my righteousness
— Ralph Erskine Sep 21, 2007But what should the believer do, when the law comes to charge him, and command him to obey upon pain of death, or to curse […]
The central meaning of the cross
— J. Gresham Machen Sep 20, 2007The Cross of Christ is certainly a noble example of self-sacrifice; but if it be only a noble example of self-sacrifice, it has no comfort […]
A suitable mercy
— John Flavel Sep 19, 2007Jesus Christ is a suitable mercy, suited in every respect to all our needs and wants. “Ye are complete in him.” (Col. 2: 20) Are […]
In glorious thoughts of this let my soul live
— John Owen Sep 18, 2007By his cross, divine holiness and justice were exalted, and through his triumph, grace and mercy are poured out to the full. In glorious thoughts […]
Is it not because you are looking to yourself?
— Octavius Winslow Sep 17, 2007The work of Christ is also a ground of joy to the Lord’s people. There is everything in the salvation of the Lord to meet […]
A suitable Saviour
— Samuel Davies Sep 16, 2007For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory […]
Alpha and Omega
— Octavius Winslow Sep 15, 2007In the stupendous matter of our salvation Christ shall be the Alpha and the Omega. With Him the gospel plan originated– by Him it was […]
The answer to my doubts
— J. C. Ryle Sep 14, 2007I find no balm for a sore conscience, and a troubled heart, like the sight of Jesus dying for me on the accursed tree. There […]
Any practice that detracts from faith is an evil practice
— Charles Spurgeon Sep 12, 2007While I can believe the promise of God, because it is His promise, and because he is my God, and while I can trust my […]
The depth of the son’s suffering
— John Piper Sep 12, 2007The depth of the Son’s suffering was the measure of his love for the Father’s glory. It was the Father’s righteous allegiance to his own […]
It was a thing much upon God’s heart
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 11, 2007There needs to be no fear nor jealousy, whether the Father will approve of this undertaking of Christ Jesus, whether he will accept of him […]
The axle of the universe
— Horatius Bonar Sep 10, 2007The cross is never old. The wood, and nails, and inscription have indeed perished long ago; but the cross in which Paul gloried stands for ever. […]
Yet not I
— Martin Luther Sep 9, 2007I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live […]
Alive to God
— J. Gresham Machen Sep 8, 2007The atoning death of Christ, and that alone, has presented sinners as righteous in God’s sight; the Lord Jesus has paid the full penalty of […]
Glorious in the eyes of believers
— John Owen Sep 7, 2007All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life of our souls […]
It is his professional business
— Jonathan Edwards Sep 6, 2007Christ has undertaken to save all such from what they fear, if they come to him. It is his professional business; the work in which […]
He plunged into the waters himself
— J. C. Ryle Sep 5, 2007Christ saw us ruined by the fall, a world of poor, lost, ship-wrecked sinners. He saw and He pitied us; and in compliance with the […]
Christ will never lay down his human body
— John Piper Sep 4, 2007The ultimate reason there is a new heavens and a new earth is because the risen Christ will never lay down his human body but […]
Joint proprietors
— Charles Spurgeon Sep 3, 2007Dwell much upon this partnership with the Son of God, unto which you have been called: for all your hope lies there. You can never be […]
Payment and receipt
— Horatius Bonar Sep 2, 2007Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? (Romans 6:3) It is into […]
Look not upon them in thyself
— Martin LutherBelieve in Jesus Christ, crucified for thy sins. If thou feel thy sins, and the burden thereof, look not upon them in thyself, but remember […]

