Monday, May 16, 2016

Misc. Quotes for Monday, May 16, 2016

"Does saving faith require a trust in the righteousness of Christ alone as the grounds of our justification? Or may a person have a different view of the gospel and still be a Christian?" - Dr. R. C. Sproul (From Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification)

"An advertisement keeps popping up for a new paraphrase of the Bible. It's a full page, color photograph of a woman who appears to be young, sophisticated, well educated, with a hint of cynicism. 'Pastor,' the caption reads, 'if you want to reach me, you better watch your language.' The inside cover elaborates: 'Distracted by deadlines and bills, this is the only time she takes to nurture her spiritual life. You can't afford to lose her attention when you reference Bible passages that are too lofty and obscure.' Why can't a good pastor respond, 'No, this isn't about making things comfortable for you. If you are baptized, then this speech that the Bible uses is your language. You have to make an effort to understand it, to live in its world, and to breath its air. If you are too distracted by deadlines and bills to take any time outside this one hour a week for your faith, then you'll pardon me for not losing the rest of my congregation to the world just for you." - Dr. Michael Horton, (From A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God Centered Worship)

"It is difficult to conceive the U.S. going to war with any country that would honor the Geneva Convention." Ann Coulter
 
"Stare decisis - also known as 'what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable' - is a ratchet preserving only cases liberals like, while they feel completely free to completely ignore Supreme Court precedents they don't like." - Ann Coulter


How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)