Mercy Is Shown and Declared

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Matt Jury under C. O. Rosenius

Untamed human nature defends itself. It rouses itself against the judgments of God and becomes embittered. But he who condemns himself is open to the grace of God. To such all mercy is shown and declared.

C. O. Rosenius (1816-1868)

Trouble Is a Good Thing

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Matt Jury under E. B. Pusey

Good is the trouble which shaketh carnal peace, vain security, and the rest of the bodily delight, when men, weighing their sins, are shaken with fear and trembling, and repent.

E. B. Pusey, The Minor Prophets Vol. 1 (New York: Funk and Wagnalls Publishers, 1885), 170.

I’m Sorry — Really I Am!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Matt Jury under J. C. Ryle

To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

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The Absolute, Unconditional Surrender of Repentance

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Matt Jury under C. S. Lewis

Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement; he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again … is what Christians call repentance.

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)

Repentance

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Matt Jury under Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Repentance is a change of mind of a very deep and practical character which makes the man love what once he hated, and hate what once he loved.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)