Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not biblical grace. God’s grace never encourages us to live in sin, on the contrary, it empowers us to say no to sin and yes to truth.
– Randy Alcorn –
Sin – Temptation
Heart-Suffering – Johann Arndt
Heart-suffering because of sin is the best proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in your heart.
– Johann Arndt –
Don’t Take It Easy – Vance Havner
Taking it easy is often the prelude to backsliding. Comfort precedes collapse.
– Vance Havner –
Two Kinds of People – Leonard Ravenhill
There are only two kinds of persons: those dead in sin and those dead to sin.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
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 –
A Revival Does Two Things – Billy Sunday
A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!
– Billy Sunday –
A Changed Mind and Heart – Watchman Nee
Because it has been so united with the devil it is vital for man to receive from God a change of mind before he can receive a new heart.
– Watchman Nee –
The Heart of Repentance – JI Packer
Repentance is more than just sorrow for the past; repentance is a change of mind and heart, a new life of denying self and serving the Savior as king in self’s place.
– JI Packer –