Archive | October 2011
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Free Grace, by John Wesley
NOTHING BUT THE STRONGEST CONVICTION, not only that what is here advanced is “the truth as it is in Jesus,” but also that I am indispensably obliged to declare this truth to all the world, could have induced me openly to oppose the sentiments of those whom I esteem for their work’s sake: At whose [...]
Quotable Quotes – Tozer on Being Ourselves
“We should thank God for giving us our own individual personalities and temperaments and abilities. We should never waste time and energy trying to fashion ourselves after someone else, no matter how much we admire that person. God does not expect us to become identical copies of our spiritual heroes. Actually, I have learned something [...]
Quotable Quotes – Tozer on the Meek Man
“The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. He develops toward himself a kindly sense of humor and learns to say, ‘Oh, so you have been overlooked? They have placed someone else before you? [...]
Tozer – Choices, Deeds, and Consequences
“NOW, THERE’S A VOICE THAT’S SPEAKING TO US TONIGHT. In the Word and out of Heaven this voice speaks … and it says ’Consider’. And consider means, of course, to look at closely and to think about seriously. And all society is conspiring to prevent us from doing this. Organized human society wants us to do [...]
Be Thou Exalted – A Prayer to be Remembered
“O God, be Thou exalted over my possessions. Nothing of earth’s treasures shall seem dear unto me if only Thou art glorified in my life. Be Thou exalted over my friendships. I am determined that Thou shalt be above all, though I must stand deserted and alone in the midst of the earth. Be Thou [...]
Quotable Quotes – Tozer on Faith
“[Faith] is summed up for us in the Hebrew epistle when we are instructed to run life’s race ‘looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.’ From all this we learn that faith is not a once-done act, but a continuous gaze of the heart at the Triune God. Believing, then, is directing [...]
Quotable Quotes – Tozer on Being Other-Worldly
“If we truly want to follow God we must seek to be other-worldly. This I say knowing well that that word has been used with scorn by the sons of this world and applied to the Christian as a badge of reproach. So be it. Every man must choose his world. If we who follow [...]
Tozer – The Freedom of the Will
“IT IS INHERENT IN THE NATURE OF MAN THAT HIS WILL MUST BE FREE. Made in the image of God who is completely free, man must enjoy a measure of freedom. This enables him to select his companions for this world and the next; it enables him to yield his soul to whom he will, [...]
Quotable Quotes – Peter Marshall on No Middle Ground
“One either is a Christian – or one is not. One either is a believer – or one is not. There is no middle ground of compromise or indecision. When someone asks you if you are married, there is no hedging or uncertainty. You either are – or you are not. You are [...]
Quotable Quotes – Peter Marshall on Modern Christians
“We modern Christians are remarkably frank about some things and strangely reticent about others. The trouble is that we are frank about the things that were better left unspoken or are too trivial to matter, and silent about the only things worth discussing and sharing.” Peter Marshall, Mr Jones, Meet the Master, p. 22
Quotable Quotes – Peter Marshall on Christianity
“Christianity is not something to be attained. It is something to be obtained. And here it is – ready and waiting for you this very day. And yet, you must not expect any cut and dried formula or set of rules about how to become a Christian, or how to feel the reality of God’s [...]
Quotable Quotes – Tozer on the Mysteries of Election and Predestination
“God will not hold us responsible to understand the mysteries of election, predestination and the divine sovereignty. The best and safest way to deal with these truths is to raise our eyes to God and in deepest reverence say, ‘O Lord, Thou knowest.’ Those things belong to the deep and mysterious Profound of God’s omniscience. [...]
OSAS Proof-Texts: John 6:39-40
John 6:39-40: “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, [...]
OSAS Proof-Texts: John 6:37
John 6:37: “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” Geisler says: “Not only is everyone who comes saved, but everyone who is saved is saved permanently! God’s gift is a forever salvation.” 1 The problem with using this verse as a proof [...]
If Christ Died For Those Who Ultimately Perish, What Benefit Do They Receive From His Death?
Question: ‘If Christ died for those who ultimately perish, what benefit do they receive from His death?’ Answer: Quite simply, none. But such does not militate against the atonement at all, for the fact that those who ultimately perish do not receive any benefit is not because their (potential) salvation was not provided for by Christ’s death, [...]
