Quotes and Notes
compiled by Stephen Ross

The Gospel is open to all;
the most respectable sinner
has no more claim on it
than the worst.

O Christ, in Thee my soul hath found,
And found in Thee alone,
The peace, the joy I sought so long,
The bliss till now unknown.

I sighed for rest and happiness,
I yearned for them, not Thee;
But while I passed my Saviour by,
His love laid hold on me.

Now none but Christ can satisfy,
None other name for me;
There's love, and life, and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus, found in Thee.

Many years ago, Matthew Henry, a well-known Bible scholar, was once robbed of his wallet. Knowing that it was his duty to give thanks in everything, he meditated on this incident and recorded in his diary the following:

Let me be thankful, first, because he never robbed me before; second, because although he took my purse, he did not take my life; third, because although he took all I possessed, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.

Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God,
shouldst die for me?

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows,
but only empties today of its strength.

God sends no one away empty
except those who are full of themselves.

Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899)
American evangelist

THE UNCHANGING WORD
Feelings come and feelings go,
And feelings are deceiving;
My warrant is the Word of God—
Naught else is worth believing.

Though all my heart should feel condemned
For want of some sweet token,
There is One greater than my heart
Whose Word cannot be broken.

I'll trust in God's unchanging Word
Till soul and body sever,
For, though all things shall pass away,
HIS WORD SHALL STAND FOREVER!

Moment by moment I'm kept in His love,
Moment by moment I've life from above;
Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine,
Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.

He that is down need fear no fall,
he that is low no pride.

Man of Sorrows! what a name
For the Son of God, who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim!
Hallelujah, what a Saviour!

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:1

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Shall we for a moment boast in that flesh
which He condemned by the Cross?

Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22a

"He Careth For You"
Cast all your care upon Jesus,
 Who ever careth for you,
He will sustain and uphold you,
 He will be faithful and true.

Jesus our blessed Redeemer,
 Jesus, our Shepherd and Guide,
Ever will bear all your burdens,
 Ever will stay by your side.

Jesus knows all of your problems,
 Knows all our trial and care,
He's ever ready to help us,
 Ready to answer our prayer.

Oh! what a comfort in trial,
 Just to lean hard on this Friend,
Trust Him for grace and deliverance,
 Learning on Him to depend.

Jesus wants you to be happy,
 Wants you to have peace and rest;
Cast all your care then upon Him,
 Lean on His strong, loving breast.

Careth? Oh yes! Jesus careth,
 His own are dear to His heart;
All His beloved whom He died for,
 They are to Him set apart.

Oh! how He cares for His people,
 Guards them and keeps them alway,
Wants them to share in His glory,
 All through eternity's day.

Make your requests then to Jesus,
 Trusting His promise so true;
Roll on the Lord all your burden,
 For He is caring for you.
  —by Lois Beckwith

I would have you without carefulness. 1 Corinthians 7:32

When I get to heaven, I shall see three wonders there. The first wonder will be to see many there whom I did not expect to see; the second wonder will be to miss many people who I did expect to see; and the third and greatest of all will be to find myself there.

John Newton (1725-1807)
English evangelical minister and hymn writer

And Satan trembles when he sees,
The weakest saint upon his knees.

I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1

Now just a word for Jesus:
Your dearest Friend so true,
Come cheer our hearts and tell us
What He has done for you.
Now just a word for Jesus-
'Twill help us on our way;
One little word for Jesus,
O speak or sing or pray.

Like a river glorious
Is God's perfect peace,
Over all victorious
In its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth
Fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth
Deeper all the way.
Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blest;
Finding, as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.

Am I a soldier of the cross?
A follower of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own His cause
Or blush to speak His name?

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17

There is one sure and infallible guide to truth, and therefore, one, and only one corrective for error, and that is the Word of God.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 4

The best evidence of our having the truth is our walking in the truth.

Our walk counts far more than our talk, always!

We are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth.
We tell people the world is vain;
let our lives manifest that it is so.
We tell them that our home is above
and that all these things are transitory.
Does our dwelling look like it?
O to live consistent lives!

If lips and life do not agree, the testimony will not amount to much.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18

Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproach. Hebrews 13:13

Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood. Revelation 1:5b

There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.

William Cowper (1731-1800)
English poet and hymn writer

Lord, if any have to die this day, let it be me, for I am ready.

It may be a secret sin on earth,
but it is open scandal in heaven.

It is not only that sin consists in doing evil,
but in not doing the good that we know.

Live so as to be missed when dead.

Polycarp suffered much for Christ's sake. Euseius, the church historian, tells us that the Roman Proconsul commanded Polycarp to swear allegiance to Caesar, saying, "Swear, and I will set thee at liberty; reproach Christ." How courageous and magnificent was Polycarp's reply!

Eighty and six years have I now served Christ, and he has never done me the least wrong; how, then, can I blaspheme my King and my Saviour?

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 3:23
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:36

The Gospel is of no profit except it be believed.

Before an individual can be saved, he must first learn that he cannot save himself.

Salvation is a work of God for man,
rather than a work of man for God.

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952)
American Bible teacher, evangelist, educator, writer

The secret of peace within, and power without, is to be always and only occupied with Christ.

E. Schuyler English (1899-1981)
American Bible teacher, autho

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13

So near, so very near to God
  Nearer I could not be;
For in the person of His Son,
  I am as near as He.
So dear, so very dear to God,
  I could not dearer be;
The love wherewith He loves His Son,
  Such is His love to me.

—Catesby Paget (19th century)

I used to ask God to help me.
Then I asked if I might help Him.
I ended up by asking Him
to do his work through me.