God would not rub so hard if it were not to fetch out the dirt that is ingrained in our natures. God loves purity so well He had rather see a hole than a spot in His child’s garments.
– William Gurnall –
Sin – Temptation
When Satan Comes – Smith Wigglesworth
When the saint ceases to seek after holiness, purity, righteousness, truth; when he ceases to pray, stops reading the Word and gives way to carnal appetites, then it is that Satan comes.
– Smith Wigglesworth –
Service of Christ is to be Delightful – Dwight L. Moody
He came to deliver us from our sinful dispositions, and create in us pure hearts, and when we have Him with us it will not be hard for us. Then the service of Christ will be delightful.
– Dwight L. Moody –
Purified and Saved from Sin – John MacArthur
A person who is not being purified from sin has no claim on being saved from it.
– John MacArthur –
Sin is first a fox then a lion – Thomas Watson
Sin first courts, and then kills. It is first a fox and then a lion.
– Thomas Watson –
from The Doctrine of Repentance, 1668
Voice of Sin vs Voice of Forgiveness – Dwight L. Moody
The voice of sin is loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.
– Dwight L. Moody –
Grace alone conquers sin – Augustine
The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.
– Augustine –
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