Sanctification by the law is just as impossible as justification by the law. God will sanctify you in no other way than by grace.

“Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” (1 Peter 2:17)

They who desire to be happy in the world renounce heaven. —John Calvin

In Jesus Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col 2:3)

No one who forsakes the Church of Christ can receive the rewards of Christ. He is a stranger; he is profane; he is an enemy. No one can have God for his Father, who does not have the Church for his mother. It was as possible escape outside Noah’s Ark as it is to escape outside of

Men, leading your family means leading in singing. If you can cheer passionately for your team or sing along to your favorite songs, you can most certainly sing with sincerity to your Savior.

“For what have I had to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside.” (1Cor 6:12-13)

"Christ executes the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God, and in making continual intercession for us." (Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 25)

By manifestation of love within the church, not works of power, the Master will be seen as still present with his disciples. —Brooke Foss Wescott (1825-1901), Bishop of Durham

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In churches where the teaching is utterly Christ-centered and Christ-honoring we know that we are in the presence of the divinely given Holy Spirit of Truth. "The poor Holy Spirit doesn't know any other subject" (Luther). —Frederick Dale Bruner (on John 15:26-27)

He who cares nothing for holiness knows nothing of the love of Jesus. —Spurgeon (on John 15)

All your efforts at repentance will not do. Christ will do.

This cannot be wrong—I’m sure of it—that Christ, the Son of God, has overcome the world. Why do we tremble before the world as before a triumphant conqueror? —Martin Luther (LW 43, p. 172)

There is no other way in which God is known but in the face of Jesus Christ, who is the bright and lively image of Him. —John Calvin (on John 17:3)

"Put not your trust in princes" (Psalm 146:3)

If the words of a dying man are much to be regarded, how much more of a dying Christ? —Anthony Burgess (on John 17)

"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)