The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.
– Augustine –
Sin – Temptation
What I Learned in Sickness – Gaspar Olevianus
In this disease I have learned how great God is, and what the evil of sin is.
– Gaspar Olevianus –
1586 … as quoted in Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks, 1652
What malice really is – Thomas Watson
Malice is mental murder.
– Thomas Watson –
1620-1686
Put to Death – Oswald Chambers
If I do not put to death the things in me which are not of God, they will put to death the things that are of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
If You’re Not a Saint – Charles Spurgeon
“You are no saint,” says the devil. Well, if I am not, I am a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Prayer vs Sin – JC Ryle
Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
– JC Ryle –
Entertained by Sin – John MacArthur
We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.
– John MacArthur –
As a Result of Grace – Alistair Begg
As a result of grace, we have been saved from sin’s penalty. One day we will be saved from sin’s presence. In the meantime, we are being saved from sin’s power.
– Alistair Begg –
God’s Strong Love – Charles Spurgeon
His strong love stands like a granite rock, unmoved by the hurricanes of our iniquity.
– Charles Spurgeon –