Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Misc. Quotes for Wednesday, July 6, 2016

"Whereas the chief aim of the old (gospel) was to teach people to worship God, the concern of the new (gospel) seams limited to making them feel better." - Dr. J. I. Packer (A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, by J.I. Packer)


"You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." (source: Oliver Cromwell)

"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?" - R.C. Sproul (From Faith Alone)

 “Give me control over a nation’s currency and I care not who makes its laws.” -  Baron M.A. Rothschild

"People like Derek ... can be lots of fun. Except when you pop their bubble about their unrealistic grandiosity and their irresponsibility. Then you become a "wet blanket." It's revealing to talk to the "wet blanket" who is married to a practicing child. No job is more tiring." Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend

"Boundaries are a "litmus test" for the quality of our relationships...So what does Debbie, whose husband is an avowed "boundary buster," do? Will her husband carry out his threat to walk out on her? He might. We can't control the other person. But if the only thing keeping Debbie's husband at home is her total compliance, is this a marriage at all?" Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend

"95% of  hurt feelings are strategy on the hurtees part." - Dr. Wayne Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings

"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

“If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God.” - Lord William Kelvin (1824-1907) (Source)





How I Found Christ?

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