Author Archives: Matt Jury
Success in Evangelism
We do not fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not subsequently converted; we fail only if we do not faithfully tell the gospel at all.
A Boundless Ocean Compared with a Drop of Water
Christ has paid far more than we owed — as much more as a boundless ocean compared with a drop of water. Doubt not therefore, O man, when you see such a wealth of benefits; nor inquire how that spark of death and sin can be extinguished, when such a sea of blessings is let in upon it.
John Chrysostom, quoted by George Smeaton in The Apostles’ Doctrine of the Atonement
An Evidence of Assurance of Salvation
A man cannot apply himself seriously to repentance without knowing himself to belong to God.
Distrust between Man and God
Retain a single shred or fragment of legality with the gospel, and you raise a topic of distrust between man and God. You take away from the power of the gospel to melt and to conciliate. For this purpose the freer it is the better it is.
The Importance of Family
Whether we like it or not, a breakdown in home-life will eventually lead to a breakdown everywhere. This is, surely, the most menacing and dangerous aspect of the state of society at this present time. Once the family idea, the family unit, the family life is broken up – once that goes, soon you will have no other allegiance.
The Vital Importance of Theology
Theology is vitally important, but whatever awe of theology we have is dangerous if it doesn’t produce in us a practical awe of God.
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012), 118.
All-Satisfying Joy
Joy is not a luxury or a mere accessory in the Christian life. It is the sign that we are really living in God’s wonderful love, and that that love satisfies us.
The Secret of Christian Joy
The secret of Christian joy is to believe what God says in His Word and act upon it. Faith that isn’t based on the Word is not faith at all; it is presumption or superstition. Joy that isn’t the result of faith is not joy at all; it is only a ‘good feeling’ that will soon disappear. Faith based on the Word will produce joy that will weather the storms of life.
Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Determined (Colorado Springs, CO: ChariotVictor Publishing, 1992), 101.
Life Is Worship 