I am persuaded the more light we have, the more we see our own sinfulness: the nearer we get to heaven, the more we are clothed with humility.
– JC Ryle –
Sin – Temptation
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 –
Beginning of Salvation – Martin Luther
The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.
– Martin Luther –
Armed against the assaults of our spiritual enemies – Matthew Henry
The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.
– Matthew Henry –
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 –
Thence springs forth – JI Packer
Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow.
– JI Packer –
Pride must die in you – Andrew Murray
Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you.
– Andrew Murray –
The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening – Henry Blackaby
When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God.
– Henry Blackaby –
What Sin Is – Oswald Chambers
Remember what sin is: the fundamental independence of God; the thing in me that says, I can do without God, I don’t need Him.
– Oswald Chambers –