“So long as we judge ourselves by human comparisons, there is plenty of room for self-satisfaction, and self-satisfaction kills faith, for faith is born of the sense of need. But when we compare ourselves with Jesus Christ, and through Him, with God, we are humbled to the dust, and then faith is born, for there is nothing left to do but to trust to the mercy of God.” NeedsHumansLongSelfJesusLeftChristBornRoomsJudgingJesus ChristMercySatisfactionDustPlentyCompareComparisonSelf-satisfactionMercy Of God Author:William Barclay
“True repentance has as its constituent elements not only grief and hatred of sin, but also an apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ. It hates the sin, and not simply the penalty; and it hates the sin most of all because it has discovered God's love.” HateChristSinGriefElementsHatredMercyRepentancePenaltiesGod's LoveApprehensionConstituentsMercy Of GodTrue Repentance Book:Moses the Law-giver Source: Moses the Law-giver
“Great sins do draw out great grace; and where guilt is most terrible and fierce, there the mercy of God in Christ, when showed to the soul, appears most high and mighty.” SoulChristSinGraceTerribleDrawsMercyGuiltFierceMercy Of God Book:The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author Source: The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author