Consecration

The Heart – Richard Baxter

The Heart – Richard Baxter

The first and great work of a Christian is about his heart. There it is that God dwells by His Spirit, in His saints; and there it is that sin and Satan reign, in the ungodly. The great duties and the great sins are those of the heart. There is the root of good and evil: the tongue and life are but the fruits and expressions of that which dwells within.

– Richard Baxter –

An eternity of holiness – JC Ryle

An eternity of holiness – JC Ryle

We could not be happy if we reached the kingdom of glory with a heart loving sin. The company of saints and angels would give us no pleasure. Our minds would not be in tune for an eternity of holiness. Let these things sink down into your hearts. We must repent as well as believe, if we hope to be saved.

– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856

The Cross is needful – Samuel Rutherford

The Cross is needful – Samuel Rutherford

I find that when the saints are under trial and well humbled, little sins raise great cries in the conscience; but in prosperity, conscience is a pope that gives dispensations and great latitude to our hearts. The cross is therefore as needful as the crown is glorious.

– Samuel Rutherford –

The Church is to be Holy – Charles Spurgeon

The Church is to be Holy – Charles Spurgeon

The church is nothing if it is not holy. … Who is to keep the church pure? None but God Himself. If the Lord is there, holiness will abound, and fruits of the Spirit will be seen on all sides …

– Charles Spurgeon –