We Preach Christ and Him Crucified - 1 Corinthians 1:23 ____________________________________________
The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 24:1
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Wisdom from the Proverbs:
Proverbs 2: 10-12 When Wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: to deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
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He who alone gives life to us gave up His life for us.”
Ralph Erskine
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Justice Satisfied
When I see the blood, I will pass over you. Exodus 12:13
My own sight of the precious blood is for my comfort; but it is the Lord's sight of it which secures my safety. Even when I am unable to behold it, the Lord looks at it and passes over me because of it. If I am not so much at ease as I ought to be, because my faith is dim, yet I am equally safe because the Lord's eye is not dim, and He sees the blood of the great Sacrifice with steady gaze. What a joy is this!
The Lord sees the deep inner meaning, the infinite fullness of all that is meant by the death of His dear Son. He sees it with restful memory of justice satisfied and all His matchless attributes glorified. He beheld creation in its progress and said, "It is very good"; but what does He say of redemption in its completeness? What does He say of the obedience even unto death of His well-beloved Son? None can tell His delight in Jesus, His rest in the sweet savor which Jesus presented when He offered Himself without spot unto God.
Now rest we in calm security. We have God's sacrifice and God's Word to create in us a sense of perfect security. He will, He must, pass over us, because He spared not our glorious Substitute. Justice joins hands with love to provide everlasting salvation for all the blood-besprinkled.
C.H. Spurgeon
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All glory to the great I AM, Who chose me in the blessed Lamb; While millions of the human race, Will never know or taste his grace!
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This was an act of pure mercy — of pure grace!
God might justly have left the whole race of man to perish in their sins. There was nothing to oblige God to be merciful to sinners. But God was pleased to have a chosen family in Christ Jesus. He bound Himself by the everlasting covenant . . .to forgive their sins, to renew their nature, and to bring them to glory!
This was an act of pure mercy — of pure grace!
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us [God actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in him (Christ) before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy [consecrated and set apart for Him] and without blame [spotless, without blemish] before him in love:
George Mylne
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Gems from John Mason
Fear God for His power, trust Him for His wisdom, love Him for His goodness, praise Him for His greatness, believe Him for His faithfulness, adore Him for His holiness.
All creatures are as nothing compared with God, and absolutely nothing without God.
Those who fear God least have the greatest reason to fear Him.
None are so low as Christ was—none so lowly, none so loving
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