Category Archives: Quotes

Forgiveness of Sins is not to maintain Sin

Posted on August 14, 2012 by timlyg

Sacrifices were not ordained to maintain us in evil. - Calvin, Sermons on Job pg. 9.

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How Parents' relationship to God affect Children's behavior

Posted on August 14, 2012 by timlyg

From Calvin's Sermons on Job: Lo here the cause why children show themselves so loth to be corrected, and why they cannot be kept in awe: namely for that thier fathers are disobedient unto God. And so it is, that … Continue reading →

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Christian Atrocities

Posted on August 9, 2012 by timlyg

"Atheists...saying where is Christian atrocities were done in the name of Christ, Atheist atrocities had nothing to do with Atheism." (Violence in the Old Testament, Part 2 of 2 @ 15:47, by John Dickson in RZIM's Let My People Think) … Continue reading →

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How to Eat and Drink before God

Posted on August 1, 2012 by timlyg

John Calvin, in his sermons on the book of Job: When we be set at the table to drink and to eat, let us pray unto God, beseeching him of his gracious goodness, to keep us in such sobriety, that … Continue reading →

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Preaching is duty of all Christians

Posted on July 19, 2012 by timlyg

Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter. - Charles H. Suprgeon If someone asks me: Why do you want to preach? I shall simply reply: Because I am a Christian. Should they respond: Then are you saying we … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther on Faith and work

Posted on June 28, 2012 by timlyg

We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone. Update 07-29-2022 Apparently, some attributed this to John Calvin, and possibly rightly so. Martin Luther may have alluded to the same idea earlier but not put … Continue reading →

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Predestination Quotes

Posted on June 6, 2012 by timlyg

On Problem of Evil God is responsible for sin/evil, just as the Sun is responsible for shadows - Steve Jeffery

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Posted on June 4, 2012 by timlyg

Sometimes, the simplest answer to give is, as Alex did, when facing childish personal attack in the church against reformed doctrines, is just to say, "I stand on the shoulders of Giants: Calvin, Luther, etc.". But then one must be … Continue reading →

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Cults

Posted on June 4, 2012 by timlyg

"The cults are the unpaid bills of the church" - Jan Karel van Baalen, The Chaos of the Cults (1938).

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Weekly Journal May 20, 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by timlyg

On Saturday, we sent Nadia's mother to the JFK airport. Coincidentally, I met Jessy, the former choir master and pianist for my previous church, and his family who are travelling to Taiwan. It was certainly a long time no see. … Continue reading →

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