The Kind of Saviour We Have

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Matt Jury under James Stalker

It is not our sin that makes us weep; it is when we see what kind of Saviour we have sinned against.

James Stalker, The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1966), 32.

Shall I Live in That for Which Christ Died?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Matt Jury under F. B. Meyer

Shall I be a friend to that which was [Christ’s] deadly enemy? Shall sin be sweet to me, which was so bitter to Him; and that for my sake? Shall I ever lend it a good look, or entertain a favourable thought of that which shed my Lord’s blood? Shall I live in that for which He died, and died to kill me?

F. B. Meyer, Tried by Fire: Expositions of the First Epistle of Peter, p. 151.

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Matt Jury under Richard Sibbes

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Richard Sibbes (1577-1635)

HT: @CJMahaney

Cosmic Treason

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Matt Jury under Jonathan Edwards

Any sin is more or less heinous depending upon the honor and majesty of the one whom we had offended. Since God is of infinite honor, infinite majesty, and infinite holiness, the slightest sin is of infinite consequence. The slightest sin is nothing less than cosmic treason when we realize against whom we have sinned.

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

What Should Scare You the Most

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Matt Jury under Paul Tripp

It’s not the presence of sin that you should be afraid of. Jesus came to deal with that. It’s denial of sin that should scare you.

Paul David Tripp

HT: @PaulTripp

We Are All Involved at Calvary

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Matt Jury under Frederick S. Leahy

We need to understand that there is a real sense in which our sins nailed Christ to the horrible cross: we dare not stand at Calvary as spectators. We are all involved.

Frederick S. Leahy, Is It Nothing to You?, p. 41

Lord Jesus, You Are My Righteousness, I Am Your Sin

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Matt Jury under J. I. Packer, Martin Luther

Learn to know Christ and him crucified. Learn to sing to him, and say, ‘Lord Jesus, you are my righteousness, I am your sin. You have taken upon yourself what is mine and given me what is yours. You have become what you were not so that I might become what I was not.’

Martin Luther, quoted by J. I. Packer in Growing in Christ

HT: Of First Importance

Underestimating God

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Matt Jury under Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Holy Scripture, when it depicts God’s wrath against sin, never uses hyperbole; it would be impossible to exaggerate it.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Matt Jury under Thomas Watson

Until sin is bitter, Christ will not be sweet.

Thomas Watson (1620—1686)

If a Tree Crashes…

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Matt Jury under J. C. Ryle

People fall in private long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret delay which accounts for it is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

HT: J. C. Ryle Quotes

Life Is Worship

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Psalm 29.2)

Tag Archives: Sin

The Kind of Saviour We Have

It is not our sin that makes us weep; it is when we see what kind of Saviour we have sinned against.

Shall I Live in That for Which Christ Died?

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Cosmic Treason

What Should Scare You the Most

It’s not the presence of sin that you should be afraid of. Jesus came to deal with that. It’s denial of sin that should scare you.

We Are All Involved at Calvary

We need to understand that there is a real sense in which our sins nailed Christ to the horrible cross: we dare not stand at Calvary as spectators. We are all involved.

Lord Jesus, You Are My Righteousness, I Am Your Sin

Learn to know Christ and him crucified. Learn to sing to him, and say, ‘Lord Jesus, you are my righteousness, I am your sin. You have taken upon yourself what is mine and given me what is yours. You have become what you were not so that I might become what I was not.’

Underestimating God

Holy Scripture, when it depicts God’s wrath against sin, never uses hyperbole; it would be impossible to exaggerate it.

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Until sin is bitter, Christ will not be sweet.

If a Tree Crashes…

People fall in private long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret delay which accounts for it is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.