Quotes – March 2018

Quotes

March 2018

Man thinks that there is safety in unity, when in fact, safety is taken away by unity when it is the powerful who are united. – Michael Haigh

God makes a promise, faith believes it, hope anticipates it, patience waits quietly for it. – C. H. Macintosh

The great exercise of a Christian is to discern good and evil. – J. B. Stoney

Christ got what the sinner deserved, that the sinner might get what Christ deserves. – C. H. Macintosh

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church. –Spurgeon

The object of the Bible is not to glorify and eulogize man, but to glorify God. – A. Saphir

God cannot use you until you are willing to have the world point the finger of scorn at you. – D.L. Moody

The fallacy of the theory of evolution is that man evolved from beasts; the truth of God is that man was created in the image of God, and because of sin man became a beast. – Michael Haigh

A cloth is not woven from a single thread. – Chinese proverb

Law sets forth what man ought to be, grace exhibits what God is. – C. H. Macintosh

When world power is formed, it is not to respect sovereignty, but to remove it. That is why globalism is contrary to national independence and sovereignty. – Michael Haigh

God cannot and will not lower His standards to suit our sinful ever declining ideas of morality and goodness. – Michael Haigh

The veil in the tabernacle separated God from man as heaven separates the world from the righteousness of God. – Michael Haigh

Concerning Scripture: The point is not what you think, or what you believe, or how you feel about any issue of life: the point is — what is written? — what does God say? — for what saith the scriptures? – Mary Haigh

Re: Christ: ‘His person, His character, His life, cannot be explained by the ordinary rules. He is the Great Miracle, the Eternal in Time, God and Man.’ – Adolph Saphir

Israel is still the promise of God; and every day through their very existence we have those promises fulfilled. – Michael Haigh

A bad workman blames his tools. – Chinese proverb

Re: Israel / the Church / the Word of God: ‘A supernatural history requires a supernatural record.’ – Adolph Saphir

It is not the constantly changing definition of goodness and sin that concerns God; for there is only one definition of goodness and sin that God uses to measure all humanity. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23), They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. (Proverbs 14:3) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (Romans 3:10) – Mary Haigh

Christ took upon Himself the seed of Abraham, not the nature of Abraham. – Michael Haigh

There is a book, A Tale of Two Cities, however, there is another book (the Bible) about a tale of two men; the first Adam brought sin and death into the world, the second Adam (the Lord of glory) brought light and life eternal. – Michael Haigh

God’s sympathy for sinners should not be mistaken as God having sympathy for sin. – Mary Haigh

Some Babel Principles

Principles from the tower of Babel in the land of Shinar

   • United men can dethrone God.

   • Consensus determines truth and morality.

   • Man in his own determinate strength and will can achieve physical, social and spiritual greatness. 

   • In the religion of humanism there is power and truth.

   • United man can create an accepted and perfect social and governmental order.

Some Principles of Human Government

Man’s government is always built on a wrong foundation:

   • It is built on the presumption that men have the ability to govern with truth, justice and righteousness.

   •  It is built on the presumption that men know what is right for the masses.

   •  It is built on the presumption that because men know what is right, they will do what is right.

Some Principles of God’s Government

   •  Holiness and sin cannot dwell together.

   •  God’s Holiness and Righteousness demands that He must judge sin.

   •  Universal depravity: all have sinned.

   •  God never departs from His holiness to fellowship with man.

   •  Truth is not determined by the majority.

   •  God manifests His power in the affairs of mankind.

   •  It is God, and God alone who defines truth.

   •  God is always on His throne.

Taken from our article on scripture principles found in the book of Genesis.

To see more principles click on the following link: http://mysteryofnumbers.com/category/principles/