But love is greater gift than knowledge; for whenever a man has the gift of knowledge, love is necessary by the side of it, so that he is not puffed up. For "love does not envy, does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up." (1 Cor. 13.4)From: On Grace and Free Will by Augustine, chapter … Continue reading Quote #17 – Augustine
Quotes
Quote #16 – Scripture
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.Psalm 27:4
Quote #15 – Waldron & Calvin
This comes from my studies involving John Calvin. Among those studies are two guiding principles used by Calvin and I came across the following summation from my professor (Dr. Waldron) about the honor of Christ that particularly hit me that I will share with you here. Maintaining the glory of the Lord involves entirely renouncing … Continue reading Quote #15 – Waldron & Calvin
Quote #14 – Spurgeon
The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.Charles Spurgeon
Quote #13
“The Christian communities had come increasingly to accept a dangerous degree of ‘moral specialization’: one life was left for the ‘perfect’, another for the average Christian. And it was just this widening gulf between an ascetic elite and a passive rank and file which brought the Christianization of the Roman world to a halt.”Augustine, from … Continue reading Quote #13
Quote #12
The following was quoted during a sermon from one of my own pastors titled "The Effects of Exposition". closing our ears to biblically faithful preaching is to cut ourselves off from the means of grace through which we are more conformed to the image of Christ . . . - this is how the Christian … Continue reading Quote #12
Quote #11
This is something I believe we all forget from the Scriptures at least from time to time. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but … Continue reading Quote #11
Quote #10
The act of preaching was the high point of public worship. If Christ himself speaks through the mouth of the preacher, the worshiper must give due and careful attention. The church was not merely a religious organization gathered for the purpose of enacting cultic ritual. It was the dwelling place of the living God, and … Continue reading Quote #10
Quote #9
The following comes from a story involving Alistair Begg and an inner city pastor. The pastor related to Alistair how someone had come to him with the old cliche, "God said it, I believe it, and that settles it." Alistair then asked, 'How did you respond?' The pastor said, 'I told the man "God said … Continue reading Quote #9
Quote #8
The following is a partially summarized story originally told by Alistair Begg: Many who claim to be Christians fail to see the uniqueness of the gospel of the Scriptures! The death, burial and resurrection of Christ, is not central to their belief system. Alistair Begg illustrated this in a powerful way by relating a story … Continue reading Quote #8
Monergist Gratia 