Solus Christus Reformed Baptist Church

The warnings and exhortations on this subject has caused the "Narrator" to lose a lot of sleep. But maybe this is a good thing.

When men find their affections are still quick, active, and intent on other things, such as the lawful enjoyments and comforts of this life, it is in vain to relieve themselves by thinking the decays they find are in their natural affections, and not (as they ought to be) gracious. If we see a man in his old age grow more in love with the things of this world, and less in love with the things of God, it is not through the weakness of nature, but through the strength of sin.

The extraordinary nature of this fire, it consumed "the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench," thus making it quite obvious that this was a fire whose agency nothing could resist. In each instance the action of this fire was downwards, which is contrary to the nature of all earthly fire. No trickery was at work here, but a supernatural power that removed every ground of suspicion in the spectators, leaving them face to face with the might and majesty of Him they had so grievously slighted.

My reason for confining the query to the grace of faith, is from the difficulty that I find in ascertaining the truth of my love, repentance, opposition to sin, and even my obedience itself, unless all of these appear to flow in me from faith in Christ as their principle. "Another reason is, in examining myself as to my state or frame, I find that if my conscience is mistaken or ignorant of the rule of God's word, then all the conclusions resulting from comparing my heart and ways with it, must be wrong and uncertain in the same degree as my conscience is erroneous, and its testimony false.

What is it which believers do so delight in in the ordinances and institutions of divine gospel worship, and what it is that engages their hearts and minds into a diligent observance of them, as also how and wherein they do exercise their love and delight.

Persons every day fall under great and effectual convictions of sin, and of their danger or certain misery thereby. This stirs up and acts all their affections, especially their fears, hopes, desires, sorrow, self-revenge, according as their condition calls for them. Hence sometimes they grow restless in their complaints, and turn themselves every way for relief, like men that are out of the way and bewildered in the night.

There was a lot of things that were affecting me that I wanted to just relate and share these things together. Thanks

It will be utterly in vain for impenitent sinners to think to do thus with respect to the torments of hell. They will not be able to endure them, or at all to support themselves under them: the torment will be immensely beyond their strength. What will it signify for a worm, which is about to be pressed under the weight of some great rock, to be let fall with its whole weight upon it, to collect its strength, to set itself to bear up the weight of the rock, and to preserve itself from being crushed by it? Much more in vain will it be for a poor damned soul, to endeavor to support itself under the weight of the wrath of Almighty God. What is the strength of man, who is but a worm, to support himself against the power of Jehovah, and against the fierceness of his wrath? What is man's strength, when set to bear up against the exertions of infinite power? Matt. xxi. 44, "Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."

The Hymns of C. H. Spurgeon

The Office and Work of the Spirit- The Spirit's Work in the Conversion of Sinners

I don't often give my own commentary on titles that I am narrating, but this hit me especially deep, in a convicting but joyous way. I really believe I can enter in compared to when I read it last year in January. The Narrated Puritan

CASE 22. When may a Christian be said to so pursue the affairs of this present life, that it prevents his advances in grace, dishonours God, and injures his soul? As this question appears to be of so critical and important a nature, and it will lead me to touch on a darling sin, a sin too common among us, namely, love of the world, so as to be properly on my guard.

The sermon "The Root That Beareth Wormwood" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, delivered on December 2, 1866, is based on Deuteronomy 29:18, which warns of a "root that beareth gall and wormwood" among the people of Israel. Spurgeon uses this biblical passage to emphasize that sin is a root that produces bitterness and leads to spiritual and eternal ruin.

This is the last chapter of the book the Attributes of God, fittingly finished in the month of the 40th anniversary of narrating books.

If you want a vessel to take in any liquor, you must hold it still for if the vessel stirs and shakes up and down, you cannot pour in anything, but you will say, 'Hold still', that you may pour it in and not lose any. So if we would be vessels to receive God's mercy, and would have the Lord pour his mercy into us, we must have quiet, still hearts. We must not have hearts hurrying up and down in trouble, discontent and vexing, but still and quiet hearts, if we receive mercy from the Lord.

Believing reader, do you really mean to say that you have no desire to exchange hope for confidence, trust for persuasion, and uncertainty for knowledge? Because weak faith will save you, will you therefore rest content with it? Because assurance is not essential to your entrance into heaven, will you therefore be satisfied without it upon earth? This is not a healthy condition for your soul to be in!