Quotes
May 2017
Expulsion from man is not the same thing as opposition from him, but the one prepares us for the other. – J. B. Stoney
The gospel can never change the world, it can only change man. – Michael Haigh
Sympathy is when the Lord comes to my side of things; communion is when I go to His side. – J. B. Stoney
The term “Old Testament” leads people to fancy it is an antiquated book; whereas, in many respects, it is newer than the New Testament, referring more fully to the age of glory and blessedness on the earth (the millennial age)which is still before us (the eternal state) . – Adolph Saphir
If there is the gladness within there is sure to be the fragrance without. – C.A. Coates
When the Lord changes you into an eagle (the new birth) so that you might fly above the world, from the moment you are changed the world is no longer your nest. – Michael Haigh
There are none of the saints He will not speak to, but there are but few He walks with. – J. B. Stoney
The mind is a sanctuary, in the center of which the Lord sits enthroned, the lamp of consciousness burning before Him. – Adolph Saphir
When you throw dirt, you lose ground. – Texas Proverb
Time and eternity are linked together by the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. – Michael Haigh
The greatest lie is that which is nearest to the truth. – J. B. Stoney
The religious world rejects the idea of a Man exalted in heaven; it prefers a man flourishing on the earth. – J. B. Stoney. And I add that the religious mind desires to keep this Man on the cross. – Michael Haigh
When ‘service’. . . ‘becomes the theme of conversation, the subject matter or correspondence, and the centre round which the thoughts continually resolve’ . . . ‘then service interferes with soul-prosperity.’ – C. A. Coates
No spot is now safe from the world’s intrusion. The need for solitude and quietness was never greater than it is today. – A. W. Tozer
Every man dies because of sin, the issue at hand is not whether or not sin is committed, but that sin is within man. Sin has a residence in man. Man is controlled by sin, and not the law of God. It is not action that defines sin, but sin is defined because it resides in all men. – Michael Haigh
Man needs to be ruled! Man cannot rule himself, nor can he rule over others righteously, nor can he rule the spirit of the rebellious and wild ass within himself. For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt. (Job 11:12) – Mary Haigh
The majority of mankind under the delusion and control of ‘science falsely so called’ are earnestly waiting to receive the first message of contact from a world beyond ours. Guess what — we have already been contacted — and we have already received the very first message from a world beyond ours — and we refuse to believe it! GOD HAS SPOKEN TO US! – Mary Haigh
If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living. – Yiddish Proverb
Modern politics is not what inspires you to rise up to, but what it encourages you to sink down to. – Michael Haigh
Faith makes nothing of circumstances because it makes God all. It is not that difficulties in themselves are lessened, but that God fills the eye. – J. N. Darby
Silence is also speech. – Yiddish Proverb
It may be with some that there are links with the world that have never been broken. Many believers are like two men who got into a boat to row across a river one very dark night. They pulled away some time without reaching the opposite side, and eventually discovered that they had forgotten to loosen the rope that fastened the boat to the bank of the river. – C. A. Coates
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand. – Augustine
The perfect blessing: And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. (Psalm 90:17)
The phrase Bless the LORD, O my soul occurs only four times in the entire Bible. It is a call for the entire world (Jew and Gentile) to praise Jehovah for His abundant blessings.
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.(Psalm 103:1)
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (Psalm 103:2)
Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. (Psalm 103:22)
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. (Psalm 104:1)