Let us beware of the beginnings of backsliding, however small. We never know what we may come to, if we once leave the king's highway. The professing Christian who begins to say of any sin or evil habit, "it is but a little one," is in imminent danger. He is sowing seeds in his heart, which will one day spring up and bear bitter fruit. It is a homely saying, that "if men take care of the pence the pounds will take care of themselves." We may borrow a good spiritual lesson from the saying. The Christian who keeps his heart diligently in little things shall be kept from great falls.~ J.C. Ryle Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke volume 2 , [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1998], 436, 437.

Let us remember what we are, corrupt, evil, and miserable sinners. Let us remember who the Lord Jesus is, the eternal Son of God, the maker of all things. And then let us remember that for our sakes Jesus voluntarily endured the most painful, horrible, and disgraceful death. Surely the thought of this love should constrain us daily to live not unto ourselves, but unto Christ. It should make us ready and willing to present our bodies a living sacrifice to Him who lived and died for us. (2 Cor. 5:4. Rom 12:1.) Let the cross of Christ be often before our minds. Rightly understood, no object in all Christianity is so likely to have a sanctifying as well as a comforting effect on our souls~ J.C. Ryle Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1985], 344.

Hosanna to the King
    Of David's ancient blood;
    Behold, he comes to bring
    Forgiving grace from God:
        Let old and young
        Attend his way,
        And at his feet
        Their honors lay.
   
    Glory to God on high;
    Salvation to the Lamb;
    Let earth, and sea, and sky,
    His wondrous love proclaim:
        Upon his head
        Shall honors rest,
        And every age
        Pronounce him bless'd.
Isaac Watts (1674-1748), Hymns and Spiritual Songs [1707], in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, ed. Samuel Melanchthon Worcester, Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834, book 3, hymn 45, p. 496

We must never get into the habit of being preoccupied with the future.  There is no reason to do so.  God is there.-Mother Teresa

[Righteous] anger is not selfish and does not center on the pain you currently feel. To be free of sin such anger must be zealous for truth and purity, with the glory of God its chief objective.-Oswald Sanders
Spiritual Leadership, Moody Publishers, 1967, p. 70.

The keystone of Kuyper's reasoning is that all the spheres of life are independent of each other. The state is the highest, to be sure, because it "protects the individual and defines the mutual lawful relations of the visible spheres of life,"yet the states sovereignty only extends over and does not penetrate into these spheres. The sovereignty of the state is a sovereignty derived from the only real, that is to say, divine sovereignty. And just as the state has receied its sovereignty from God, all spheres possess their sovereignty by the grace of God. Science to is such a sphere. it is free from the state, because the state cannot determine what is scientific. it is likewise free from the church. The church may never rule science by telling it what it has to think. And although there is a danger here that the church may suffer damage from science, it must recognize its limits. A church that remain spiritually alert will actually have nothing to fear from science. It can in fact eve confidently urge "that science, without ever becoming a slave, maintain the sovereignty that belongs to it in its own house and grounds and flourish by the grace of God."- Van Deursen, The Distinctive Character of the Free University in Amsterdam 1880-2005 on Kuyper's inaugural address (pp. 20-21):

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Corrie Ten Boom

Sometimes He calms the storm
With a whispered peace be still
He can settle any sea
But it doesn’t mean He will
Sometimes He holds us close
And lets the wind and waves go wild
Sometimes He calms the storm
And other times He calms His child
Scott Krippane (from CD Wild Imagination)

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books, than a king without the desire to read. Thomas Babington Macauley

But if vengeance is God's, I want to be His instrument.-Jerry B. Jenkins (1949- ) _The Last Operative_ [2010], Chapter 6

The word of the Lord God of Hosts is not a plea or a request: it is a summons. ~ R. J. Rushdoony

There are two kings and two kingdoms in Scotland. There is King James, the head of the commonwealth, and there is Jesus Christ, the King of the Church, whose subject King James VI is, and of whose kingdom he is not a king nor a lord nor a head, but a member. Sir, those whom Christ hath called and commanded to watch over His church have power and authority from Him to govern His spiritual kingdom both jointly and severally, and which no Christian king should control or discharge, but fortify and assist, otherwise they are not faithful subjects of Christ and members of His church. Sir, when you were in your swaddling clothes, Christ Jesus reigned freely in this land in spite of all His enemies. His officers and ministers convened and assembled for the ruling and welfare of His church, which was ever for your welfare, defence, preservation, when those same enemies were seeking your destruction and cutting off. - Andrew Melville to King James VI of Scotland

12% of all paper used in the UK is used by the government - Douglas MacWilliams, heard on BBC Radio 4's Today 30. 10. 10.

The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing - fake that and you've got it made - Groucho Marx

That [the future] is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings

28 Jun 10

A Yorkshireman is like a Scotsman, but with all the generosity squeezed out

Our relationship with Jesus Christ is the key, secret, and foundation to living, loving, finishing, and dying well.- George Crow

The most certain test by which we judge weather a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. --Lord Acton (1834-1902)

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.- Corrie Ten Boom

Sometimes God calms the storm...
Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.

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