“I rejoice that the reign of Christ is such, while it thrills the soul with emotions, and opens before the highest intellect the most ooundless conceptions, we are left at the same time ready, though our hearts be thrilled, to have our hands filled for deeds of benevolence and love. The happiest moments may be the busiest moments.” HeartMaySoulMomentsHandsLeftChristEmotionReadyHighestAnd LoveFilledDeedsIntellectConceptionRejoiceReignBenevolence Author:Matthew Simpson
“Logically, faith comes first, and love next; but in life they will spring up together in the soul; the interval which separates them is impalpable, and in every act of trust, love is present; and fundamental to every emotion of love to Christ is trust in Christ.” FirstsSoulTogetherNextChristLove IsEmotionSpringAnd LoveFundamentalsIntervalsTrust Love Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture
“We are only asking you to give to Christ that which you give to others, to transfer the old emotions, the blessed emotions, the exercise of which makes gladness in the life here below, to transfer them to Him, and to rest safe in the Lord. Faith is trust.” GivingChristEmotionLordExerciseSafeAskingBlessedTransfersGladness Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture
“I feel my disease, and I feel that my want of alarm and lively affecting conviction forms its most obstinate ingredient; I try to stir up the emotion, and feel myself harassed and distressed at the impotency of my own meditations. But why linger without the threshold in the face of a warm and urgent invitation? "Come unto me." Do not think it is your office to heal one part of the disease, and Christ's to heal the remainder.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingFacesFormChristMy OwnEmotionMeditationOfficeDiseaseConvictionWarmHealIngredientsUrgentInvitationsAlarmsLivelyThresholdObstinate Author:Thomas Chalmers
“The ability to discern the thoughts and motives of your heart (especially when experiencing intense emotion) is an essential skill for the believer. Recognizing thoughts and imaginations of the heart is a prerequisite of bringing them 'captive to the obedience of Christ'.” HeartChristImaginationAbilityEmotionSkillsEssentialsBelieverIntenseObedienceMotiveRecognizingCaptivesPrerequisitesIntense Emotions Author:Lou Priolo
“The trouble is that the whole 'accept Christ' attitude is likely to be wrong. It shows Christ applying to us rather than us to him. It makes him stand hat-in-hand awaiting our verdict on him, instead of our kneeling with troubled hearts awaiting his verdict on us. It may even permit us to accept Christ by an impulse of mind or emotions, painlessly, at no loss to our ego and no inconvenience to our usual way of life.” WayMindHeartMayWholeShowsHandsChristLossEmotionAttitudeAcceptingTroubleEgoImpulseHatsPermitUsualInconvenienceVerdictKneelingTroubled Heart Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“I think it's for me with regards to this issue I believe in justification at the point of salvation; I believe in sanctification at the point of salvation. That doesn't mean that we don't continue to mature as believers in Christ. But I believe that we are justified and we are sanctified. But sin resides, the power of sin resides in our flesh. It will always try us and it was always tempt us and therefore we always need to be submitting our mind, will and emotions to the lordship of Jesus Christ.” ThinkingNeedsTryingMindBelieveMeanJesusI BelieveChristSinEmotionIssuesJesus ChristRegardSalvationI Believe InBelieverFleshMatureJustificationJustifiedSanctificationLordship Author:Alan Chambers