Written by: April J. Buchanan “Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.” ~ Jonathan Edwards Unless I understand what a wretch I am, then I will never lay hold of grace and plead for freedom from this vile man, and in earnest look forward in hope to that future glorification. No,…

Written by: April J. Buchanan “The holiness of God is the otherness of God. It is His transcendence. It is what makes Him God and not man.” ~ R. C. Sproul “The holiness of God is the crown of all His attributes. It is that which renders Him glorious in Himself and venerable to His…

Written by: April J. Buchanan  “God is never helpless, never perplexed, never baffled; Satan has no power but that which God allows.” ~ Charles Spurgeon  “God governs all things, even the wicked actions of men, for the accomplishment of His eternal purposes.” ~ John Owen Satan is not sovereign or omnipotent. When evil things happen,…

Written by: April J. Buchanan “Be not deceived: the world may appear united, but unity apart from Christ is always dangerous.” ~ Charles Spurgeon “Men may agree in sorrow, but unless their hearts are fixed on God, their understanding is corrupt.” ~ Jonathan Edwards “Truth is the foundation of our faith; compromise is the first…

Written by: April J. Buchanan  “It is God alone who subdues sin and Satan; we must labor in prayer and truth, not in presumptuous exercises of power.” ~ John Owen “Do not attempt to command the devil; he is under the Lord’s dominion, not yours. Trust in Christ and His Word.” ~ Charles Spurgeon borders…

Written by: April J. Buchanan “No man can be happy until he forsakes the paths of sin and follows the Lord in humility and faith.” ~ Thomas Watson Oh wicked man, you cling to this dust. In your path is but a cloud that throws those in your path into disarray. Man chokes on your…

Written by: April J. Buchanan  “There is no truer love than that which reproves sin; soft words that flatter are often the greatest enemies of souls.” ~ Charles Spurgeon Priding oneself on doing nothing and “just loving everyone” is contra-Scripture. Some take no stand against evil and boast in their position to “just love everyone.”…

Written by: April J. Buchanan  “Nothing will make men hate sin so much as a holy God; the more we see of His purity, the more our vileness is exposed.” ~ Charles Spurgeon Prior to picking up this book, I looked to see what others—of the doctrinally sound type—had to say about it. Many love…

Written by: April J. Buchanan “The Bible is a book to be read, studied, and understood, not just listened to through another’s words.” ~ J. C. Ryle I remember my first women’s Bible study group. We were a very small group and we met in someone’s home. One lady would drive about an hour to…

Written by: April J. Buchanan “A profession of unity that silences truth is no profession of Christ at all.” ~ Charles Spurgeon Horizontal calls for unity at the cost of vertical reconciliatory truth are merely man’s attempt to bring peace in a fallen world apart from the objective commands of God. To minimize sin, to…