It Will Require Time - DL Moody

Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18.

Although you may be born again, it will require time to become a full-grown Christian. Justification is instantaneous, but sanctification is a lifework. We are to grow in wisdom. We are to add grace to grace. A tree may be perfect in its first year of growth, but it has not attained its maturity. So with the Christian: he may be a true child of God, but not a matured Christian.

Taken from the book Day by Day with DL Moody  DL Moody  1837-1899

Take Every Word As - Thomas Watson

Take every word as spoken to yourself.

Thomas Watson 1620 – 1686

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repentance Day 5- It is so Necessary, That if I - Philip Henry

Some people do not like to hear much of repentance. But I think it is so necessary, that if I should die in the pulpit, I should desire to die preaching repentance, and if I should die out of the pulpit, I should desire to die practicing it.

 

Philip Henry 1631-1696

 

Repentance Day 4 - If We Have Already Repented – JC Ryle

If we have already repented in time past, let us go on repenting to the end of our lives. There will always be sins to confess and infirmities to deplore, so long as we are in the body. Let us repent more deeply, and humble ourselves more thoroughly, every year. Let every returning birthday find us hating sin more, and loving Christ more. He was a wise old saint who said, "I hope to carry my repentance to the very gate of heaven."

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Luke 13:1-5

 

Repentance Day 3 - We Could Not be Happy - JC Ryle

Without (repentance) there can be no meetness for heaven. We could not be happy if we reached the kingdom of glory with a heart loving sin. The company of saints and angels would give us no pleasure. Our minds would not be in tune for an eternity of holiness. Let these things sink down into hour hearts. We must repent as well as believe, if we hope to be saved.

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Repentance Day 2: The Characteristic of All True Christians – JC Ryle

The nature of true repentance is clearly and unmistakably laid down in holy Scripture. It begins with knowledge of sin. It goes on to work sorrow for sin. It leads to confession of sin before God. It shows itself before man by a thorough breaking off from sin. It results in producing a habit of deep hatred for all sin. Above all, it is inseparably connected with lively faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance like this is the characteristic of all true Christians. 

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

One of the Foundations of Christianity - JC Ryle

"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:5

The truth here asserted, is one of the foundations of Christianity. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23) All of us are born in sin. We are fond of sin, and are naturally unfit for friendship with God. Two things are absolutely necessary to the salvation of every one of us. We must repent, and we must believe the Gospel. Without repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ, no one can be saved.

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856