Sam Storms
The Intermediate State refers to that period and/or experience of the individual between the time of physical death and bodily resurrection.
Sam Storms
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Sam Storms
The Intermediate State refers to that period and/or experience of the individual between the time of physical death and bodily resurrection.
Sam Storms
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JOHN HENRY NEWMAN (1801-1890)
CARDINAL ANGLAIS ET LEADER DU MOUVEMENT D'OXFORD
Dear Jesus, help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours.Shine through us, and be so in us, that every
soul we come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN (1801–1890)
ENGLISH CARDINAL AND LEADER OF THE OXFORD MOVEMENT
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When God puts us in the furnace, His hand is in the thermostat and His eye is on the clock.
Unknown Author
Jim Elliff
When we are tempted and seek to know and love God, and like Moses long to see His glory, and out of that occupation of our minds have no further love for that previous temptation, we have experienced something of the reality of the very highest form of freedom from sin. It is one thing to love sin and to force ourselves to quit it; it is another thing to hate sin because love for God is so gripping that the sin no longer appeals. The latter is repentance; the former is reform. It is repentance that God requires. Repentance is “a change of mind.” To love and yet quit it is not the same as hating it and quitting it. Your supposed victory over a sin may be simple displacement. You may love one sin so much (such as your pride) that you will curtail another more embarrassing sin which you also love. This may look spiritual, but there is nothing of God in it. Natural men do it every day.
Jim Elliff
Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, chapitre 3, section 1.
So great a God, whose message we deliver, should be honored by our delivery of it. It is a lamentable case, that in a message from the God of heaven, of everlasting moment to the souls of men, we should behave ourselves so weakly, so unhandsomely, so imprudently, or so slightly, that the whole business should miscarry in our hands, and God should be dishonored, and His work disgraced, and sinners rather hardened than converted; and all this through our weakness or neglect!
Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, Chapter 3, Section 1.
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Someone once said, “Gossip is like soap – mostly lye! A gossip is just a fool with a keen sense of rumor. Profanity is a public announcement of stupidity. Swearing is a lax man’s way of trying to be emphatic. A lie is a coward’s way of getting out of trouble. Truth is as clear as a bell, but it isn’t always tolled. When you sing your own praise, you always get the tune too high. Don’t brag; it isn’t the whistle that pulls the train.”
Unknown Author
John Hagee
When you plant your seed in the Kingdom of God, the Lord will multiply it far better than Wall Street.
John Hagee
WILLIAM BERNARD ULLATHORNE (1806-1889)
MOINE ET ÉVÊQUE BÉNÉDICTIN ANGLAIS
"HUMILITÉ ET PATIENCE"
The world is full of mysteries; the soul is full of mysteries; heaven is all mystery to us earthly creatures. But whoever embraces the cross with open heart finds therein the explanation of a thousand mysteries.
WILLIAM BERNARD ULLATHORNE (1806–1889)
ENGLISH BENEDICTINE MONK AND BISHOP
“HUMILITY AND PATIENCE”
J.B. Johnston, The Prayer Meeting and its History, 1870.
The prayer meeting is the pulse of the church… The prayer meeting is the rallying point where the power of faith in the church concentrates, and takes hold on the arm that moves the world… The spirit of prayer, and the love and practice of the prayer meeting, will so give organic strength to the church as to make her terrible as an army with banners.
J.B. Johnston, The Prayer Meeting and its History, 1870.
1. Il a porté sa ceinture de guerre si longtemps qu'elle est traversée par la sueur, tachée de sel et confortable comme la bride d'un vieux cheval, et elle tient tout parfaitement en place. La "ceinture de vérité", la vérité de Dieu, l'a ceinturé pendant des années, de sorte qu'elle imprègne sa vie et que la vérité règne à l'intérieur. Il est armé des yeux clairs d'une conscience claire. Il peut tout affronter.
2. Son torse est recouvert d'une cuirasse ternie par le combat. Elle est sillonnée de grandes rainures latérales dues aux coups d'épée tranchants et bosselée par l'artillerie ennemie. La "cuirasse de la justice" a préservé ses organes vitaux. Sa vie sainte a rendu son cœur imperméable aux assauts spirituels de Satan.
3. Ses jambes noueuses sont confortables dans ses anciennes bottes de guerre. Il a tenu bon sur plusieurs continents. Les bottes sont "l'évangile de paix", la paix avec Dieu qui vient par la foi en lui, et la paix de Dieu qui en résulte - le sentiment de bien-être dans la plénitude - shalom. Il se tient dans la paix, et étant enraciné dans la paix, il ne peut être déplacé.
4. Le grand bouclier de Paul terrifie les yeux, car les tiges brisées et les nombreux trous calcinés révèlent qu'il est le vainqueur de nombreuses batailles acharnées. Il a tenu le "bouclier de la foi" en croyant sans cesse à la Parole de Dieu et en éteignant ainsi tous les dards enflammés du doute, de la sensualité et du matérialisme. Aucun ne l'a touché.
5. Sur sa vieille tête grise, il porte un casque qui a connu des jours meilleurs. De grandes bosses entachent sa symétrie, rappelant les coups furtifs que l'ennemi lui a portés. Le "casque du salut", la confiance de savoir qu'il est sauvé et qu'il sera sauvé, lui a permis de se tenir debout contre les assauts les plus vicieux. Sa confiance impériale lui donne une allure royale.
6. Et puis il y a son épée. Il était l'égal de cent personnes quand son épée a brillé. L'"épée de l'Esprit, qui est la parole de Dieu", l'arme offensive ultime, coupe tout - armure, chair, os brillant et moelle courante - même l'âme (cf. Hébreux 4:12).
Voici les armes : la vérité, la justice, la paix, la foi, le salut, la Parole de Dieu - et tout croyant qui résiste avec ces armes mettra en fuite le diable et ses armées ! Ce n'est pas de l'arrogance. C'est la vérité ! Vous et moi pouvons résister au diable si nous portons l'armure que Dieu nous fournit. " Résistez au diable, et il fuira loin de vous " (Jacques 4:7).
Kent Hughes, James, 1991, p. 185-186.
Once we understand the nature of the enemy, we must put on the proper armament. For this let us picture the old warrior Paul in his own spiritual armor (Eph. 6:10-17).
1. He has worn his war belt so long that it is sweat through and salt-stained and comfortable like an old horse’s bridle, and it holds everything perfectly in place. The “belt of truth,” God’s truth, has girt him tight for years, so that it permeates his life and truth reigns within. He is armed with the clear eyes of a clear conscience. He can face anything.
2. His torso is sheathed with a battle-tarnished breastplate. It is crisscrossed with great lateral grooves from slicing sword blows and dented from enemy artillery. The “breastplate of righteousness” has preserved his vitals intact. His holy life has rendered his heart impervious to the spiritual assaults of Satan.
3. His gnarled legs are comfortable in his ancient war boots. He has stood his ground on several continents. The boots are the “gospel of peace,” the peace with God that comes through faith in him, and the resultant peace of God – the sense of well-being in wholeness – shalom. He stands in peace, and being rooted in peace he cannot be moved.
4. Paul’s great shield terrifies the eyes, for the broken shafts and the many charred holes reveal him to be the victor of many fierce battles. He has held the “shield of faith” as he repeatedly believed God’s Word and so extinguished every fiery dart of doubt and sensuality and materialism. None have touched him.
5. On his old gray head he wears a helmet which has seen better days. Great dents mar its symmetry; reminders of furtive blows dealt him by the enemy. The “helmet of salvation,” the confidence of knowing that he is saved and will be saved, has allowed him to stand tall against the most vicious assaults. His imperial confidence gives him a regal bearing.
6. Then there is his sword. He was equal to a hundred when his sword flashed. The “sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” the ultimate offensive weapon, cut through everything – armor, flesh, glistening bone, and running marrow – even the soul (cf. Hebrews 4:12).
These are the weapons: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God – and any believer who resists with these will put the Devil and his armies to flight! This is not arrogance. This is the truth! You and I can withstand the Devil if we wear the armor God provides. “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
Kent Hughes, James, 1991, p. 185-186.
Jeremy Taylor
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence. A just man does justice to every man and to everything; and then, if he be also wise, he knows there is a debt of mercy and compassion due to the infirmities of man's nature; and that is to be paid; and he that is cruel and ungentle to a sinning person, and does the worst to him, is in his debt and is unjust.
Jeremy Taylor
J.F. Cowan
No amount of good talking can make a good prayer-meeting. The impression prevails in some quarters that little homilies, pious exhortations, interesting anecdotes with a religious bearing, and well-selected quotations from popular religious writers are of equal value with prayer in a prayer-meeting. This cannot be true. In the former case we are talking among ourselves. It may be very edifying and helpful; but in the latter instance we are doing business directly with God. An ounce of believing prayer is worth a ton of edifying talk, if the Scriptures are good authority. To be sure, no prayer-meeting leader should object to a personal testimony, or to any contribution calculated to edify, but at the same time there is great need, in the average prayer-meeting, of developing the volume of prayer.
J.F. Cowan
J. Hampton Keathley
The world observes the behavior and life of the church. When the church acts no differently than the world, it loses its credibility and authenticity.
J. Hampton Keathley
Charles H. Spurgeon
That only is worth my having which I can have forever. That only is worth my grasping which death cannot tear out of my hand.
Charles H. Spurgeon
WATCHMAN NEE (NI TO-SHENG) (1903-1972)
LEADER CHRÉTIEN CHINOIS (EMPRISONNÉ PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT COMMUNISTE)
In the Gospels the Lord Jesus is presented as the Friend of sinners, for historically he was found, first of all, moving among the people as their Friend before he became their Savior. But do you realize that today He is still in the first place our Friend, in order that He may become our Savior?
WATCHMAN NEE (NI TO-SHENG) (1903–1972)
CHINESE CHRISTIAN LEADER (IMPRISONED BY THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT)
Erroll Hulse
In times of special need and of the church’s weakness, there is a biblical and historical warrant to resort to extraordinary prayer for revival… We must recognize, however, that prayer is a spiritual gift, something that cannot be created artificially or regimented. We are not to think that we can organize prayer as if we are in control. The very ability to pray with unction and faith is given by the Holy Spirit, and although that activity largely precedes revival, prayer also is an integral part of revival.
Erroll Hulse
Philippe Clemençot, La résurrection du Christ - Revue Question – 1980
R.A. Torrey, The Bible and Its Christ, Revell, s.d., p. 107-108.
When Jesus died, He died as my representative, and I died in Him; when He arose, He rose as my representative, and I arose in Him; when He ascended up on high and took His place at the right hand of the Father in the glory, He ascended as my representative and I ascended in Him, and today I am seated in Christ with God in the heavenlies. I look at the cross of Christ, and I know that atonement has been made for my sins; I look at the open sepulcher and the risen and ascended Lord, and I know the atonement has been accepted. There no longer remains a single sin on me, no matter how many or how great my sins may have been.
R.A. Torrey, The Bible and Its Christ, Revell, n.d., p. 107-108.
TOM WRIGHT
ÉVÊQUE DE DURHAM ET VICE-PRÉSIDENT DE LA SOCIÉTÉ BIBLIQUE
Whatever view of the Bible you take, if you are to be in any way obedient to the Bible you cannot make the Bible itself the centre or focus of your attention. It points away from itself. From the Christian point of view, the centre of attention can never be merely the Bible; it must always be Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Lord of the World.
TOM WRIGHT
BISHOP OF DURHAM AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY