What They Said

"As far as the curse of Adam extends, so far does the offer of pardon by Jesus extend."

"The sunshine is always sweeter after we have been in the shade; so will you find Jesus in returning to him. True it is better never to wander; but when you have wandered, the sooner you return the happier you will be."

"Lord, put me into thy service where and when thou pleasest. In thy hand all my qualities will be put to their appropriate end. Let me then have no anxieties."

"There is no part here that death cannot take from us. But if you have Christ, you have the only imperishable portion."

"Everything that God does is infinitely perfect: he never fails in anything he undertakes."

"A dark hour makes Jesus bright."

"For every look at self, take 10 looks at Christ."

“A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself.”

"The quiet conversion of one sinner after another under the ordinary ministry of the gospel must always be regarded with feelings of satisfaction and gratitude by the ministers and disciples of Christ."

"The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness."

"I am tempted to think that I am now an established Christian,--that I have overcome this or that lust so long,--that I have got into the habit of the opposite grace,--so that there is no fear; I may venture very near the temptation--nearer than other men. This is a lie of Satan. One might as well speak of gunpowder getting by habit of resisting fire, so as not to catch spark. As long as powder is wet, it resists the spark; but when it becomes dry, it is ready to explode at the first touch. As long as the Spirit dwells in my heart, He deadens me to sin, so that, if lawfully called through temptation, I may reckon upon God carrying me through. But when the Spirit leaves me, I am like dry gunpowder. Oh for a sense of this!"

"Most of God's people are contented to be saved from the hell that is without; they are not so anxious to be saved from the hell that is within."