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Showing posts with label Christian life. Show all posts

Friday, 31 December 2010

Let it be a settled principle in our religion that when a man brings forth no fruits of the Spirit, he has not the Holy Spirit within him. Let us resist as a deadly error the common idea, that all baptized people are born again, and that all members of the Church, as a matter of course, have the Holy Spirit. One simple question must be our rule: What fruit does a man bring forth? Does he repent? Does he believe with the heart on Jesus? Does he live a holy life? Does he overcome the world? Habits like these are what Scripture calls "fruit." When these "fruits" are lacking, it is profane to talk of a man having the Spirit of God within him. ~ J.C. RyleExpository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke volume 1, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1986], 192.

Little things come daily, hourly, within our reach, and they are not less calculated to set forward our growth in holiness than are the greater occasions which occur but rarely. Moreover, fidelity in trifles, and an earnest seeking to please God in little matters, is a test of real devotion and love. Let our aim be to please our dear Lord perfectly in little things, and to attain a spirit of childlike simplicity and dependence.-Jean-Nicolas Grou

Sunday, 5 December 2010

Christ's death is the Christian's life. Christ's cross is the Christian's title to heaven. Christ "lifted up" and put to shame on Calvary is the ladder by which Christians "enter into the holiest," and are at length landed in glory. It is true that we are sinners--but Christ has suffered for us. It is true that we deserve death--but Christ has died for us. It is true that we are guilty debtors--but Christ has paid our debts with His own blood. This is the real Gospel! This is the good news! On this let us lean while we live. To this let us cling when we die. Christ has been "lifted up" on the cross, and has thrown open the gates of heaven to all believers.
~ J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John, volume 1, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1987], 145.

If we allow some area of our life to spin out of control, God will continue to bring it up until we deal with it. Many of us appear to be all right in general, but there are still some areas in which we are careless and lazy; it is not a matter of sin, but the remnants of our carnal life that tend to make us careless. Carelessness is an insult to the Holy Spirit. We should have no carelessness about us either in the way we worship God, or even in the way we eat and drink. Not only must our relationship to God be right, but the outward expression of that relationship must also be right. Ultimately, God will allow nothing to escape; every detail of our lives is under His scrutiny. God will bring us back in countless ways to the same point over and over again. And He never tires of bringing us back to that one point until we learn the lesson, because His purpose is to produce the finished product. Beware of becoming careless over the small details of life and saying, “Oh, that will have to do for now.” Whatever it may be, God will point it out with persistence until we become entirely His.-Oswald Chambers

Saturday, 4 December 2010

As a good Christian should consider every place as holy,
because God is there, so he should look upon every part of his
life as a matter of holiness, because it is to be offered unto
God. ...worldly business is to be made holy unto the Lord,
by being done as a service unto Him, and in conformity to His
Divine will.- William Law (1686-1761), A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life [1728], London: Methuen, 1899, p. 46

Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian. Let them laugh, mock, jest, and scoff, if they will. They will not scoff in the hour of death and in the day of judgment. Hoist your flag; show your colors; nail them to the mast. You may certainly be ashamed of drinking, gambling, lying, swearing, idleness, pride, and failing to go to church on the Lord’s Day. But of reading the Bible, praying, and belonging to Christ, you have no cause to be ashamed at all. Let those laugh that will. A good soldier is never ashamed of the colors of his nation’s flag, and his uniform. Be careful that you are never ashamed of your Master.~ J.C. Ryle, Practical Religion, “Our Home”, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1998], 401.

Monday, 25 October 2010

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.- Helen Keller

We might well pray for God to invade and conquer us, for
until He does, we remain in peril from a thousand foes. We bear
within us the seeds of our own disintegration... The strength
of our flesh is an ever present danger to our souls.
Deliverance can come to us only by the defeat of our old life.
Safety and peace come only after we have been forced to our
knees... So He conquers us and by that benign conquest saves us
for Himself -A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Divine Conquest, Harrisburg, Penn.: Christian Publications, Inc., 1950, Revell, 1950, p. 57

The nature of true repentance is clearly and unmistakably laid down in holy Scripture. It begins with knowledge of sin. It goes on to work sorrow for sin. It leads to confession of sin before God. It shows itself before man by a thorough breaking off from sin. It results in producing a habit of deep hatred for all sin. Above all, it is inseparably connected with lively faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance like this is the characteristic of all true Christians.~ J.C. Ryle Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke volume 2 , [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1998], 109.

Christians fight in the army as soldiers, but the church does not do so; Christians work in the tax office as civil servants, but the church does not do so; Christians should be involved in the political process as citizens (and, as with soldiers and civil servants, their behaviour there is shaped by their Christianity), but the church is not to be so engaged.  The church is rather to preach the good news of Christ's death and resurrection.- CARL TRUEMAN, Reformation 21

Cover, Lord, what has been: govern what shall be. Oh,
perfect that which Thou hast begun, that I suffer not shipwreck
in the haven.-Theodore Beza (1519-1605), his last words, quoted in Last Hours of Eminent Christians, Henry Clissold,London: Rivingtons, 1829, p. 169

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.-Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XVII, 1782

If Islam teaches peace, why do so many of its students flunk?
And after 14 centuries, why haven't its adherents noticed?-Josh Korn, National Post, October 19

We note that the elements appointed by the Lord Jesus are "bread and wine" and that the right to determine these rests with him alone, and not with the temperance movement  of the nineteenth century. While Jesus changed the water into wine, the temperance movement changed wine into grape juice concentrate [or Ribena]. No one has any right to change the elements of the Lord's Supper, any more than water may be replaced in baptism by orange juice. To do this is to usurp the authority of Christ. Robert Letham , The Westminster Assembly: Reading its theology in historical context, P&R, 2009, p. 351, n. 76.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.- Robert Browning, 1812 - 1889

The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life. - James L. Christensen

Friday, 15 October 2010

As I have said,countless sinners truly experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit when their notions about both are erratic and largely incorrect - J.I. Packer

Christianity is the greatest intellectual system the mind of man has ever touched. - Francis Schaeffer

Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life. - Francis Schaeffer

Doctrinal rightness and rightness of ecclesiastical position are important, but only as a starting point to go on into a living relationship - and not as ends in themselves. - Francis Schaeffer

The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is the result. - Francis Schaeffer

Monday, 11 October 2010

We profess that we know God, but by works we deny Him; for
beatitude doth not consist in the knowledge of divine things,
but in a divine life, for the devils know them better than man.- Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618), The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt., v. II, Oxford: The University press, 1829, p. 32

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 - 43 BC

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another.- Edward R. Murrow, 1908 - 1965

A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.- Edward R. Murrow, 1908 - 1965

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.- Edward R. Murrow, 1908 - 1965

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

A genuine Christian dreads sin. He will not say,
"Is it not a little one?" for he knows that a little
sin is like a small dose of a very potent poison.
It is sufficient to destroy our peace and comfort. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) _Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit_, Volume 12 [1866]

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion- it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.- Billy Graham

Sacrifice? I never made a sacrifice. It is no sacrifice to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Rather, it is the highest privilege any man or woman could ever ask for. -- David Livingstone

No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.- G. K. Chesterton

Sunday, 5 September 2010

My hands are raised in awesome wonder of His grace to me.
I seek the words to say but cannot for only His face I see.
Lift me up oh Lord in the shadow of your wings.
Up and away from this world, this world of things.
Cause me to hear and say and feel and taste and see
Only those joys that truely satisfy, those joys of Thee.
Keep me always vigilant, a watchman on the wall.
That I may teach the ones entrusted to me,
Oh Lord, to teach them to recognize Your Call. Amen.
Allan L Winger

There is no higher priority in the believer's life than to delight himself in the love of Christ.- Maurice Roberts

Theosophists for instance will preach an obviously attractive idea
like re-incarnation; but if we wait for its logical results, they are
spiritual superciliousness and the cruelty of caste. For if a man is a
beggar by his own pre-natal sins, people will tend to despise the
beggar. But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such
as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and
brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with
original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king. - G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 1908

Christlikeness is the result of making Christlike
choices and depending on his Spirit to help you
fulfill those choices. Once you decide to get
serious about becoming like Christ, you must
begin to act in new ways.
You will need to let go of some old routines,
develop some new habits, and intentionally change
the way you think. You can be certain that the
Holy Spirit will help you with these changes.
The Bible says, "Continue to work out your salvation
with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in
you to will and act according to his good purpose."
(Philippians 2:12-13)
This verse shows the two parts of spiritual growth:
"work out" and "work in." The "work out" is your
responsibility, and the "work in" is God's role.
Spiritual growth is a collaborative effort between
you and the Holy Spirit. God's Spirit works with
us, not just in us.
This verse, written to believers, is not about how to be saved, but how to grow. It does not say "work for" your salvation, because you can't add anything to what Jesus already did. During a physical "workout," you exercise to develop your body, not to get a body. -Rick Warren (1954- ) _The Purpose Driven Life_ [2002], Chapter 23

Friday, 20 August 2010

If our words be not sharpened, and pierce not as nails, they will hardly be felt by stony hearts. To speak slightly and coldly of heavenly things is nearly as bad as to say nothing of them at all. - Richard Baxter

The Christian is the real radical of our generation, for he
stands against the monolithic, modern concept of truth as
relative. But too often, instead of being the radical, standing
against the shifting sands of relativism, he subsides into
merely maintaining the status quo. If it is true that evil is
evil, that God hates it to the point of the cross, and that
there is a moral law fixed in what God is in Himself, then
Christians should be the first into the field against what is
wrong.- Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), The God Who is There [1968], in The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy, Good News Publishers, 1990, p. 118

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.- Johann von Goethe

Realize that you must lead a dying life; the more a man dies to himself, the more he begins to live unto God.-Thomas Kempis

The advantages of afflictions, when the Lord is pleased to employ them for the good of his people, are many and great. –John Newton

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

I am always content with what happens, for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.-Epictetus

Christianity is like electricity. It cannot enter a person unless it can pass through.- Richard Raines

Breaking News: Police on the north side of town this morning came across 2 teenagers. One was drinking battery acid and the other eating fireworks.They charged one and let the other off.

Q: Why don't Jewish mothers drink?
A: Alcohol interferes with their suffering.

Q: Have you seen the newest Jewish-American-Princess horror movie?
A: It's called, 'Debbie Does Dishes'.

Q: Why do Jewish mothers make great parole officers?
A: They never let anyone finish a sentence!

Thursday, 24 June 2010

25 Jun 10

I march to a different drum and bow only to God. - Keith Downs

O the comfort, the inexpressible comfort, of feeling safe with a person;
Having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
but pour them all out just as they are,
chaff and grain together,
and a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and with a breath of kindness,
blow the rest away.- George Elliott

IT will be much more exciting to find that half fairy-tales are history even than to find that history is half fairy-tales.- Chesterton ILN 9/4/1909

Fear is the enemy of love
So don't be scared, we could lose it all
I'm here and I'm planning to stay
So don't let fear drive love away

Sweet as a mother's song
In the still of the night
Oh my love will be there
I'll be there, it's alright, it's alright

Time has a way of telling the truth
So be still, let time talk to you
See I, I can't make you believe
But I've never lied to you
I swear my heart is true

Sweet as a mother's song
In the still of the night
Oh my love will be there
I'll be there, it's alright, it's alright

Fear is the enemy of love
So don't be scared, we could lose it all
I'm here and I'm planning to stay
So don't let fear drive love away

Sweet as a mother's song
In the still of the night
Oh my love will be there
I'll be there, it's alright, it's alright

I said fear is the enemy of love
-Brian Kennedy, Fear is the enemy of love, Album: Won'T YouTake Me Home



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