1662 - Matthew Henry, Welsh minister and scholar is born (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom's Ruin, and Lot's Rescue from that City, by Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
The Life and Work of Matthew Henry, by Dr. Nick Needham
Here are some quotes from Matthew Henry:
"I recon him a
Christian indeed that is neither ashamed of nor a shame to the gospel."
"True
religion, if it is worth anything, is worth everything, and therefore is worth
suffering for." (Source) -
"With
God, saying and doing are not two things as they are with men. God will do what
he has said."
"He whose head is in
heaven need not fear put his feet in the grave."
"None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out
their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy
Spirit. We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us."
"A wicked generation is a generation of vipers, and ought to be told so."
"God looks down on those with an eye of favor who look up to him with the eye of faith."
"The worse others are, the better we should be, and more zealous."
"Those have reason to fear perishing in their sins who cannot be frightened out of them." (Source)
"When wickedness becomes more general, ruin is not far off."
"The riches we impart are the only wealth we shall always retain."
1919 - Pierre Trudeau, Canadian lawyer, academic and politician is born (Dies in 2000) (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Canadian Progress Under Trudeau - More Muslims, Less Christians, More Abortions, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
