Miscellaneous Quotes (59)

God is sovereign over all things or He is not sovereign over anything.

“Now, you need not ask tonight whether you are God’s elect. I ask another question — Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? If you do, you are His elect — if you do not, the question is not to be decided by us yet. If you are God’s chosen ones, you will know it by your trusting in Jesus. Simple as that trust is, it is the infallible proof of election! God never sets the brand of faith upon a soul whom Christ had not bought with His blood. And if you believe, all eternity is yours! Your name is in God’s Book, you are a favored one of Heaven, the Divine decrees all point to you — go your way and rejoice!” – C.H. Spurgeon

“Zeal without doctrine is like a sword in the hand of a lunatic.” – John Calvin

“You are not redeemed by a profession of faith but by the possession of faith.” – R.C. Sproul

“Salvation is a work of God to show His glory. That’s why He’s not going to let it fail.” – Paul Washer

“The mightiest prayers are often those drenched with the Word of God.” – Herbert Lockyer

“Some people seem to be afraid lest we should be the means of saving some of the non-elect—but that is a fear which never troubles either my head or my heart, for I know that with all the effort and preaching in the world, we shall never bring more to Christ than Christ has had given to Him by His Father!” – C.H. Spurgeon

“The friends of free will are the enemies of free grace.” – John Trapp

“This is the doctrine that we preach; if a man be saved, all the honor is to be given to Christ; but if a man be lost, all the blame is to be laid upon himself. You will find all true theology summed up in these two short sentences, salvation is all of the grace of God, damnation is all of the will of man.” – C.H. Spurgeon

“The justification of a sinner is instantaneous and complete. . . . It is an all-comprehending act of God. All the sins of a believer, past, present, and future, are pardoned when he is justified. The sum-total of his sin, all of which is before the Divine eye at the instant when God pronounces him a justified person, is blotted out or covered over by one act of God. Consequently, there is no repetition in the Divine mind of the act of justification; as there is no repetition of the atoning death of Christ, upon which it rests.” – William G. T. Shedd, Dogmatic Theology, Volume 2 (New York: Scribner’s, 1891), 545

“The greatest weakness in the church today is that the servants of God keep looking over their shoulder for the approval of men.” – R.C. Sproul

“Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.” – Matthew Henry

“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” – John Calvin

“The grounds of your justification are the perfect works of Jesus Christ. We’re saved by works, but they’re not our own.” – R.C. Sproul

“If God were small enough to be understood He would not be big enough to be worshipped.” – Evelyn Underhill

“God would remain absolutely hidden if we were not illuminated by the brightness of Christ.” – John Calvin

“The bare knowledge of God’s will is inefficacious, it doth not better the heart. Knowledge alone is like a winter sun, which hath no heat or influence; it doth not warm the affections, or purify the conscience. Judas was a great luminary, he knew God’s will, but he was a traitor.” – Thomas Watson

Merry Christmas

Faith makes all things possible. Hope anchors the soul in the rich and trustworthy promises of God. Love makes all things beautiful. May you have all the three in the Person of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Wishing you a joyful and peaceful Christmas.