“Sanctification depends greatly on a diligent use of scriptural means. The ‘means of grace’ are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord’s Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact that no one who is careless [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
No Spiritual Gains Without Pains
Posted in Quotes, tagged Grace, Holy Spirit, J.C. Ryle, Lord's Supper, Prayer, Sanctification, Scripture, The Church on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
He is Not a Half Savior
Posted in Quotes, tagged Atonement, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, J.C. Ryle, Jesus Christ, Justification, Repentance, Sanctification, Scripture on November 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“He who supposes that Jesus Christ only lived and died and rose again in order to provide justification and forgiveness of sins for His people has yet much to learn. Whether he knows it or not, he is dishonoring our blessed Lord and making Him only a half Savior. The Lord Jesus has undertaken everything [...]
The god of This Twentieth Century
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Atheism, Atonement, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Faulty Doctrine, Free Will, Holiness of God, Holy Spirit, Idolatry, Immutability, Perfection of God, Sovereignty of God, The Gospel, Theology, Worship on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Of old, God complained to an apostate Israel, “You thought I was just like you” (Psalm 50:21). Such must now be His indictment against an apostate Christendom. Men imagine that the Most High is moved by sentiment, rather that actuated by principle. They suppose that His omnipotence is such an idle fiction that Satan is [...]
His Infinite Fullness Fits Him For Us
Posted in Quotes, tagged Disappointments, Holy Spirit, Infinity, James Smith, Jesus Christ, Mercy, Prayer, Redemption, Righteousness, Sanctification, Sin, Sorrow, Temptations, Trials, Wisdom on August 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“One great part of the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart is to . . . empty us, strip us of self, lead us to feel our own weakness, and bring us as poor sinners to look to Jesus alone, as our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. And just in proportion as we [...]
The Necessity of the Spirit to Pray and Continue in Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged Books, Grace, Heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Prayer on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“As the heart must be lifted up by the Spirit, if it pray aright, so also it must be held up the Spirit when it is up, if it is to continue to pray aright. I do not know what or how it is with others’ hearts, whether they be lifted up by the Spirit [...]
Prayer is More Than Words
Posted in Quotes, tagged Affections, Desires, Heart, Holy Spirit, John Bunyan, Prayer, Scripture, Sincerity on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The soul that rightly prays, it must be in and with the help and strength of the Spirit; because it is impossible that a man should express himself in prayer without it. By this I mean that it is impossible that the heart, in a sincere and affectionate way, should pour out itself before God, [...]
It Is Just The Back Parts of Eternity And Infinity That We See
Posted in Quotes, tagged Eternal, Goodness of God, Holiness of God, Holy Spirit, Immensity, Infinity, Jesus Christ, John Owen, Knowing God, Knowledge, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Perfection of God, Theology, Trinity, Worship on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“There are some truths of God that He has taught us to speak of. He has even guided us in our expressions of them. But when we have done so we do not really fully understand these things. All we can do is believe and admire. We profess, as we are taught that God is [...]
Consider Sin in Relation to the Gospel
Posted in Quotes, tagged Adoption, Atonement, Grace, Guilt, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, John Owen, Joy, Love, Lust, Mercy, Mortification, Sanctification, Sin, The Gospel on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Bring your lust to the gospel. Not for relief, but for further conviction of your guilt. Look on Him whom you have pierced, and let it trouble you. Say to your soul, ‘What have I done? What love, what mercy, what blood, what grace have I despised and trampled on! Is this how I pay [...]
What If There Were No Holy Spirit?
Posted in Quotes, tagged Atonement, Faith, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, J.I. Packer, Jesus Christ, The Church, The Gospel on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“It is an extraordinary thing that those who profess to care so much about Christ should know and care so little about the Holy Spirit. Christians are aware of the difference it would make if, after all, it transpired that there had never been an incarnation or an atonement. They know that then they would [...]
Wounds From a Close Friend
Posted in Quotes, tagged Grieving, Holiness, Holy Spirit, John Owen, Purity, Sanctification, Sin on July 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“That is, do not grieve the indwelling One from whom we have received so many and great blessings, especially the keeping of our souls till the day of redemption! He is grieved by our sin as a tender and loving friend is grieved by wounds from a close friend. The Holy Spirit has chosen our [...]
