"When once God the Holy Spirit applies the Law to the conscience, secret sins are dragged to light, little sins are magnified to their true size, and things apparently harmless become exceedingly sinful."
Charles Spurgeon
"We are also to preach the motive of repentance that men may not repent from mere fear of hell but they must repent of sin itself. The sinner must repent, not because of the punishment of sin, but because his is sin against a pardoning God, sin against a bleeding Savior, sin against a holy Law, sin against a tender gospel."
Charles Spurgeon
"It is joy-driven. He says, 'In his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.' It cannot be otherwise. Jesus came into the world with good news, not bad news.....He calls us to himself and to his Father. Therefore, he calls us to joy."
John Piper
"When we merely say that we are bad, the 'wrath' of God seem a barbarous doctrine; as soon as we perceive our badness, it appears inevitable, a mere corollary from God's goodness."
C.S. Lewis
"Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he or she is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it."
C.S. Lewis
"The doctrine of the personality of the Holy Spirit is of the highest importance from the standpoint of worship. If the Holy Spirit is thought of as an impersonal influence or power, as so many do, then we rob Him of the worship that is His due, of the love that is His due, and of the faith and confidence and surrender and obedience and worship that are His due."
R.A. Torrey
"The word 'Abba' is of all words in all languages the most natural word for 'father'. I think this sweet word 'Abba' was chosen to show us that we are to be very natural with God, not stilted and formal. 'Abba' is not a word, somehow, but a babe's lisping. Oh, how near we are to God when we can use such speech!"
Charles Spurgeon
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