A Pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself.
– AW Tozer –
From the Root of Bitterness – Woodrow Kroll
When the root is bitterness, imagine what the fruit might be.
– Woodrow Kroll –
If You Continue In Sin – Ichabod Spencer
No man can continue in any sin without losing more and more of the powers of self-control.
– Ichabod Spencer –
How Sin Works in Our Lives – Thomas Manton
First we practice sin, then defend it, then boast of it. Sin is first our burden, then our custom, then our delight, then our excellency.
– Thomas Manton –
1620-1677
No One Is Beyond the Reach of God’s Mercy – John Bunyan
They think themselves beyond the reach of his mercy. Wherefore in answer to this conceit it is, that the Lord asketh, saying, “Is my hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem?” (Isaiah 50:2)
– John Bunyan –
from All Loves Excelling, 1692
Love is a Commitment – Ravi Zacharias
Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very difficult choices. It is a commitment that demands that you deal with your lust, your greed, your pride, your power, your desire to control, your temper, your patience, and every area of temptation that the Bible clearly talks about. It demands the quality of commitment that Jesus demonstrates in His relationship to us.
– Ravi Zacharias –
God is a Consuming Fire – Leonard Ravenhill
Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
A Sick Church in a Dying World – Leonard Ravenhill
The greatest tragedy is a sick church in a dying world.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Pride Must Die – Andrew Murray
The truth is this: Pride must die in you or nothing of heaven can live in you. Under the banner of the truth, give yourself up to the meek and humble spirit of the holy Jesus. Humility must sow the seed or there can be no reaping in heaven.
– Andrew Murray –