Quotes
December 2022
No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight in heaven who does not, in some measure, behold it by faith in this world. – John Owen (1616 – 1683)
Sin is the spiritual dark matter of mankind. – Michael Haigh
It is said that abortion is a complex issue because it is a social issue; it is a political issue; and it is an economic issue, however, I don’t see complexity in abortion, I see sin. THOU SHALT NOT KILL. (Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17) – Mary Haigh
We (mankind) are made for eternity as certainly as we are made for time. To be made for eternity and forced to live in time is for mankind a tragedy of huge proportions. All within us cries for life and permanence, and everything around us reminds us of morality and change. Yet that God has made us of the stuff of eternity is both a glory and a prophecy. – A. W. Tozer (1897 – 1963)
All of us naturally regard ourselves as fit for eternal glory. But few of us have any idea of how unfit we really are, because we have had no experience of that glory of Christ which is in heaven. John Owen (1616 – 1683)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. – Proverbs 29:2
The collective noun for predatory eagles; ‘a convocation of eagles’, or ‘a congress of eagles.’ Speaking of Congress, here is a riddle: how is it that Congress tells us that they can change the climate, and yet they have not been able to affect any change to Daylight Savings Time? – Mary Haigh
He (Christ) overcame the world order, the sphere dominated by the prevalence of sin, with its modes, manners, and ministrations; with its customs, fashions, and laws. This whole system of things which is divorced from God and which offers position, possession, and power to those who serve its interests. – Charles J. Rolls (1856 – unknown)
Things that come to those who wait may be things left by those who got there first. – Proverb source unknown
God’s word is a thesaurus, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, an archaeological dig site, a geologist’s tool, an historian’s cheat sheet, but the greatest thing about the word of God is that the voice of God can be heard as it vibrates through every word. – Mary Haigh
Man in himself is not capable of obtaining even a glimpse of the incomprehensible, infinite Godhead save through revelation and the medium of incarnation. For the invisible God is out of range of human perception, until He assumes human form and appears in fashion as a man. – Charles J. Rolls (1856 – unknown)
Those who play the game do not see it as clearly as those who watch. – Proverb source unknown.
Whatever place present-day religion may give to Christ, God gives Him top place in earth and in heaven. He must stand at the center of all true doctrine, all acceptable practice and all genuine Christian experience. Christless Christianity sounds contradictory, but it exists as a real phenomenon in our day. A. W. Tozer (1897 – 1963)
God has a class action suit against mankind: for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. – Michael Haigh
One of the reasons for prayer is that “Prayer is designed by God for our humbling. Prayer, real prayer, is a coming into the presence of God, and a sense of His sinless majesty produces a realization of our nothingness and unworthiness.” – A. W. Pink (1886 – 1952)
The glory revealed in the transfiguration was the supernatural Christ in His supernatural glory. And He has set before us His supernatural Word, He has opened a supernatural door, and He is keeping it open by His supernatural power. – Michael Haigh