Character

September 19, 2013

Men are in a restless pursuit after satisfaction in earthly things. They will exhaust themselves in the deceitful delights of sin, and, finding them all to be vanity and emptiness, they will become very perplexed and disappointed. But they will continue their fruitless search. Though wearied, they still stagger forward under the influence of spiritual madness, and though there is no result to be reached except that of everlasting disappointment, yet they press forward. They have no forethought for their eternal state; the present hour absorbs them. They turn to another and another of earth’s broken cisterns, hoping to find water where not a drop was ever discovered yet.

– Charles Spurgeon –

August 7, 2013

If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you.

– Alistair Begg –

July 17, 2013

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

– Phillips Brooks –

June 5, 2013

You are what you are when you are alone!

– Unknown –

May 29, 2013

A man cannot seek both Heaven and earth at the same time. He cannot love both Christ and the world. He who is all on fire for the world — will be all ice for Heaven! Take heed of engaging your affections too far in these earthly things. Use the world as your servant — but do not follow it as your master.

– Thomas Watson –

May 28, 2013

I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts. No amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition, of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone for the absence of a deep impassioned sympathetic love for human souls.

– David Brainerd –

May 26, 2013

Think not to say within yourself, “No one can know what his heart is. We must hope the best. No one can find out with any certainty the state of his own soul.” Beware, I say again — beware of such thoughts. The thing can be known. The thing can be found out. Deal honestly and fairly with yourself. Set up a ‘trial’ on the state of your inward man. Summon a jury. Let the Bible preside as judge. Bring up the witnesses. Inquire what your tastes are — where your affections are placed — where your treasure is — what you hate most — what you love most — what pleases you most — what grieves you most. Inquire into all those points impartially, and mark what the answers are. “Where your treasure is there will your heart be also.” (Matt. 6:21) A tree may always be known by its fruit, and a true Christian may always be discovered by their habits, tastes, and affections. Yes! you may soon find out what your heart is, if you are honest, sincere, and impartial.

 – JC Ryle –

May 22, 2013

A boy in the streets, selling mince-pies, kept crying, “Hot mince pies!” A person bought one of them, and found it quite cold. “Boy,” said he, “why do you call these pies hot?” “That’s the name they go by, sir,” said the boy. So there are plenty of people who are called Christians, but they are not Christians – that’s the name they go by.”

– Charles Spurgeon –

May 19, 2013

Nobody can do as much damage to the church of God as the man who is within its walls, but not within its life.

– Charles Spurgeon –