If God has given His Son to die for us, let us beware of doubting His kindness and love in any painful providence of our daily life.

Election is always to sanctification. Where there is no visible fruit of sanctification, we may be sure there is no election.

Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven. ...I do not know what others may think - but to me it does seem clear that Heaven would be a miserable place to an unholy man. It cannot be otherwise. People may say in a vague way, that they "hope to go to Heaven, but they do not consider what they say. There must be a certain "fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light.

The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.

‎"A humble and prayerful person will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud student will utterly fail to discern." ~ J.C. Ryle

We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.

Assurance of hope is more than life, it is health, strength, power, vigor, activity, energy, manliness, beauty.