Wisdom of the Ages – Geerhardus Vos

Legalism lacks the supreme sense of worship. It obeys but it does not adore

Wisdom of the Ages

“Legalism lacks the supreme sense of worship.
It obeys but it does not adore”
Geerhardus Vos

Wisdom of the Ages – Richard Baxter

Holiness is nothing else but the habitual and predominant devotion and dedication of soul, and body, and life, and all that we have to God

Wisdom of the Ages

“Holiness is nothing else but the habitual and predominant devotion and dedication of soul, and body, and life, and all that we have to God; and esteeming, and loving, and serving, and seeking Him, before all the pleasures and prosperity of the flesh”
– Richard Baxter

Wisdom of the Ages – John Bunyan

Prayer is a shield to the soul

Wisdom of the Ages

“Prayer is a shield to the soul”
John Bunyan

Wisdom of the Ages – François de La Rochefoucauld

“Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them”

Wisdom of the Ages

“Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them”
François de La Rochefoucauld

Wisdom of the Ages – F.B. Meyer

If there be, therefore, perpetual failure in your life, it cannot arise from any weakness or impotence in the Mighty God; but from some failure on your part…

Wisdom of the Ages

“If there be, therefore, perpetual failure in your life, it cannot arise from any weakness or impotence in the Mighty God; but from some failure on your part. That failure may probably be discovered in one of three hiding places–imperfect surrender, deficient faith; or neglected communion. But when the intention of the soul is right with God, without doubt He will save”
– F.B. Meyer