Whatever call a man may pretend to have, if he has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been called to the ministry.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Temptation usually comes in through a door that has deliberately been left open.
Arnold Glasow
Source: New balloon plus our shadow/ glory. by ms4jah.
He supplied the picture because I couldn’t.
Early morning commutes bring time to think and be distracted. Fight the good fight of faith.
If I viewed God’s commands as restrictive, I would inevitably think that the path toward holiness is a cursed one.
I always need the Word of God. It is the only infallible voice in my life. Likewise, I will never be a sinless Christian; even my self-examination will be tainted by my sinfulness.
“Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” - Romans 7:24
The intensification of the Law when Jesus came to fulfill it makes it quite clear that He is the Beautiful Saviour. The intensification of the Law makes it necessary for Jesus to be our Mediator.
I was there when they crucified Him. I was with the centurions that drove the nails deep in His hands and feet. To deny otherwise is callous to my infinite need for the Saviour.
