“Lower the Law and you dim the light by which man perceives his guilt; this is a very serious loss to the sinner rather than a gain; for it lessens the likelihood of his conviction and conversion. I say you have deprived the gospel of its ablest auxiliary [its most powerful weapon] when you have set aside the Law. You have taken away from it the schoolmaster that is to bring men to Christ . . . They will never accept grace till they tremble before a just and holy Law. Therefore the Law serves a most necessary purpose, and it must not be removed from its place.” MenLightLawPurposeChristLossPowerfulAcceptingTakenGraceSeriousHolyWeaponsGainsGuiltConvictionConversionPerceiveSinnerMost PowerfulDeprivedLikelihoodPowerful Weapons Author:Charles Spurgeon
“The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What looks like a giving hand is often a holding on for dear life. Take away our holy duties and you leave our lives puny and meaningless. There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.” WayGivingLooksSelfHandsPracticeDoubtOur LivesSelf EsteemHumilityDutyHolyGainsDearConvictionPassingPassingsEsteemBurningVanityNo DoubtMeaninglessSelflessHolding OnDrowningSelf CenteredBoundlessExchangingDear Life Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“Let me give you a definition in brief. Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled to give them the key words, the signs and tokens, pertaining to the holy Priesthood, and gain your eternal exaltation in spite of earth and hell” GivingEarthFatherHouseWalksLordHellKeysHolyEternalAngelGainsLet MeDefinitionsPassingPassingsThis LifeSpitePriesthoodTokensDepartedEndowmentExaltationOrdinancesSentinels Author:Brigham Young
“It's a disgrace to see my church giving Holy Communion to a man who helped lead a reign of terror. What is the message? You kill, you maim, you commit crime, and you gain sanctuary. It's shameful.” MenGivingChurchCrimeHolyMessagesGainsTerrorCommitCommunionReignDisgraceSanctuaryShamefulHoly CommunionReign Of Terror Author:Curtis Sliwa
“Making one object, in outward or inward nature, more holy to a single heart is reward enough for a life; for the more sympathies we gain or awaken for what is beautiful, by so much deeper will be our sympathy for that which is most beautiful,--the human soul!” HumansHeartSoulEnoughBeautifulObjectsHolyGainsRewardsDeeperInwardHuman Soul Book:Poems Source: Poems
“Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness is Adophe Monod at his best. It is a masterpiece, bringing together profound comfort, realistic understanding, practical wisdom, and heavenly glory for every believer and, in a special way, for those who are preparing for or are working directly in some ministry. By the Spirit's grace, if you digest Monod's book slowly, seriously, and prayerfully, you will make great spiritual gain as you engage in holy warfare against your own temptations and lusts. You really must read this book.” IfsWayBookTogetherSpiritualSpiritJesusUnderstandingGraceSpecialHolyComfortGloryGainsProfoundBelieverLustPracticalsTemptationHeavenlyWildernessRealisticMinistryWarfarePreparingMasterpieceTemptedGreat Spiritual Author:Joel Beeke
“Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.” ChristianSpiritJesusChristGreaterMastersHolyGainsJesus ChristEndureInevitableHoly SpiritPersecution Author:Monica Mcgowan Johnson
“...Now since you are celebrating the holy Pascha, you should know, brethren, what the Pascha is. Pascha means the crossing-over, and so the Festival is called by this name. For it was on this day that the Children of Israel crossed over out of Egypt, and the Son of God crossed over from this world to His Father. What gain is it to celebrate unless you imitate Him Whom you worship; that is, unless you cross over from Egypt, that is, from the darkness of evildoing to the light of virtue, from the love of this world to the love of your heavenly home?” KnowsWorldShouldMeanChildrenHomeLightFatherNamesDarknessVirtueThis WorldSonHolyWorshipGainsCrossesIsraelCelebrateHeavenlyThis DayEgyptFestivalsCrossingsBrethrenCrossing OverHeavenly Home Author:Ambrose
“As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same.” FeelsSpiritInfluenceHolyGainsGhostIntensityHoly Ghost Author:David A. Bednar
“Isn't beer the holy libation of sincerity? The potion that dispels all hypocrisy, any charade of fine manners? The drink that does nothing worse than incite its fans to urinate in all innocence, to gain weight in all frankness?” DoeFunnyFansFineDrinkHolyGainsWeightMannersInnocenceBeerHypocrisySincerityFranknessCharades Author:Milan Kundera
“The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation. It is important that we gain a sure knowledge that our preparation to enter the holy house and that our participation in these ceremonies and covenants are some of the most significant events we will experience in our mortal lives.” ImportantHouseEventsHolyBlessingEssentialsGainsSacredSignificantSavingMortalsPreparationTemplesParticipationCeremonyCovenantExaltationEdificeOrdinancesHoly PlacesSignificant Events Author:Robert D. Hales