The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.
John Nelson DarbyAmong the children of God, it was they who were most able to rightly divide the word of truth.
John Nelson DarbyTo rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.
John Nelson DarbyDuring my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. I had always owned them to be the Word of GOD . . . the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by GOD.
John Nelson Darby