He
that believeth not God hath made Him a liar." A God who would lie is a God
without character. Repentance is a man's sincere apology for distrusting God for
so long, and faith is throwing oneself upon Christ in complete confidence. Thus
by faith reconciliation is achieved between God and man! - A. W. Tozer
There
is a ... yearning after God, a longing for mercy from him and reconciliation to
him. It is a great mistake to think that in the first dealings of God with the
soul nothing is felt but conviction of guilt. It may seem so to the convinced
sinner, for his mind is too dark to read plainly the writing of God upon his
conscience; but it is not all doubt, fear, and bondage. In most cases, for I do
not deny that there may be exceptions, the Lord is pleased from time to time to
soften and melt the heart, to excite yearnings after reconciliation, longings to
be brought out of that state of carnality and death in which the law finds
us. The Spirit of God produces this yearning after pardon and peace by being
poured out upon the soul as a Spirit of grace and of supplication. - J.
C. Philpot
We
must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no plea but that of
utter need, and cast our souls on Him by faith, for peace and reconciliation
with God. We must place ourselves in His hands, as in the hands of a good
physician, and cry to Him for mercy and grace. We must wait for nothing to bring
with us as a recommendation. The very first step towards sanctification, no less
than justification, is to come with faith to Christ. We must first live, and
then work. - J. C. Ryle
He
that believeth not God hath made Him a liar." A God who would lie is a God
without character. Repentance is a man's sincere apology for distrusting God for
so long, and faith is throwing oneself upon Christ in complete confidence. Thus
by faith reconciliation is achieved between God and man! - A. W. Tozer
There
is a ... yearning after God, a longing for mercy from him and reconciliation to
him. It is a great mistake to think that in the first dealings of God with the
soul nothing is felt but conviction of guilt. It may seem so to the convinced
sinner, for his mind is too dark to read plainly the writing of God upon his
conscience; but it is not all doubt, fear, and bondage. In most cases, for I do
not deny that there may be exceptions, the Lord is pleased from time to time to
soften and melt the heart, to excite yearnings after reconciliation, longings to
be brought out of that state of carnality and death in which the law finds
us. The Spirit of God produces this yearning after pardon and peace by being
poured out upon the soul as a Spirit of grace and of supplication. - J.
C. Philpot
We
must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no plea but that of
utter need, and cast our souls on Him by faith, for peace and reconciliation
with God. We must place ourselves in His hands, as in the hands of a good
physician, and cry to Him for mercy and grace. We must wait for nothing to bring
with us as a recommendation. The very first step towards sanctification, no less
than justification, is to come with faith to Christ. We must first live, and
then work. - J. C. Ryle