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McWilliams · Apr 24, 2006

"Christian! the only thing that makes you differ from the vilest being that pollutes the earth, or from the darkest fiend that gnaws his chains in hell, is the free grace of God!" - Octavious Winslow

McWilliams · Apr 25, 2006

"I am not permitted to let my love be so merciful as to tolerate and endure false doctrine. When faith and doctrine are concerned and endangered, neither love nor patience are in order....when these are concerned, neither toleration nor mercy are in order, but only anger, dispute, and destruction - to be sure, only with the Word of God as our weapon." - Martin Luther

seekingpurity047 · Apr 25, 2006

“Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.”

- Augustine

seekingpurity047 · Apr 25, 2006

“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.”

- Augustine

Imblessed · Apr 26, 2006

seekingpurity047 said:
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

- Augustine

I like that, I'm going to put it in my sig!

McWilliams · Apr 26, 2006

"It is not the glorious battlements, the painted windows, the crouching gargoyles that support a building, but the stones that lie unseen in or upon the earth. It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation."
JOHN OWEN

seekingpurity047 · Apr 26, 2006

Imblessed said:
I like that, I'm going to put it in my sig!

yah, it's a wonderful quote!

edie19 · Apr 26, 2006

McWilliams said:
"It is not the glorious battlements, the painted windows, the crouching gargoyles that support a building, but the stones that lie unseen in or upon the earth. It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation."
JOHN OWEN

once again the dreaded:

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to McWilliams again.

I really dislike that message

edie

Imblessed · Apr 26, 2006

edb19 said:
once again the dreaded:
I really dislike that message

edie

I was gonna do it for you, but alas...I got the same message...

I tell ya, for those of use who only use the rep button very sparingly...it's not a fair system. I do understand why it's set up that way, to prevent abuse...but it doesn't change the fact that I often can't rep those posts I really want to!

McWilliams · Apr 26, 2006

Hey friends, thanks for the thoughts! I too love that quote of Owen!
Bless you!

Hackett · Apr 26, 2006

To be or not to be......That is the question??? From Hamlet

seekingpurity047 · Apr 26, 2006

Hackett said:
To be or not to be......That is the question??? From Hamlet

To be

You do what you are

You sin because you're a sinner.

- Randy (That's actually something taht I say a lot, don't get offended by it, it's just in general terms )

McWilliams · Apr 26, 2006

"I am His by purchase and I am His by conquest; I am His by donation and I am His by election; I am His by covenant and I am His by marriage; I am wholly His; I am peculiarly His; I am universally His; I am eternally His."; "THOMAS BROOKS";

lmnop9876 · Apr 27, 2006

Ignorance of Gods Word is the cause of all error, St. Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
The faith that liberates is itself a gift, St. Augustine of Hippo.

McWilliams · Apr 27, 2006

In reading a great little Puritan Paperback, The Secret Key to Heaven by Thomas Brooks I found this little tale:

I have read a story, how that one offered to give his horse to his fellow, upon condition he would but say the Lord's Prayer, and think upon nothing but God; the offer was accepted, and he began, '"Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name," ' But I must have the bridle too' , he said. 'No, nor the horse neither', said the other, 'for you have lost both already.' The application is easy.

Great story which reminds me of how very difficult it is to keep my concentration fully on God when I'm praying. It is such a great discipline and hard work but so rewarding!

http://www.monergismbooks.com/secretkeyheaven.html

Hackett · Apr 27, 2006

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Charles Spurgeon

lmnop9876 · Apr 27, 2006

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

that's cute!

seekingpurity047 · Apr 27, 2006

“As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them”

C.H. Spurgeon

Imblessed · Apr 28, 2006

seekingpurity047 said:
As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them

C.H. Spurgeon

OH, I like that one...and I don't have the blessings to put it in my sig!

It particularly struck a cord this morning, since I just finished reading a thread in the pentecostal section about God's Will, and there are a few who absolutely believe that God's Will is ALWAYS healing---I just don't know how they get around the fact that God doesn't always heal, without blaming the person for not having enough faith.....anyway, everytime I hear someone say something like that, I'm always reminded that God does not ever promise a perfect life on this earth, in fact, he promises a harder life! And sometimes that included illness......

this quote sums it up perfectly!

Imblessed · Apr 28, 2006

McWilliams said:
I have read a story, how that one offered to give his horse to his fellow, upon condition he would but say the Lord's Prayer, and think upon nothing but God; the offer was accepted, and he began, '"Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name," ' But I must have the bridle too' , he said. 'No, nor the horse neither', said the other, 'for you have lost both already.' The application is easy.

Great story which reminds me of how very difficult it is to keep my concentration fully on God when I'm praying. It is such a great discipline and hard work but so rewarding!

oh man, have you ever brought up something I stuggle with mightily! Just this morning in my prayers, I kept losing my concentration and thinking on other things while I was trying to pray. I've just started the practice of early morning devotionals and prayer...and I'm hoping(no, PLANNING ) that my prayers become much more focused and clear.

I've always been one of those people who just pray throughout the day, a little here and a little there--but I've never developed the habit of sitting down and really spending time in prayer. I'm finding it incredibly hard.

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