Theme: Truth
He is too loving to say anything needlessly severe; too true to say anything untrue; nor can he have any motive to misrepresent us; for he loves to tell of the good, not of the evil, that may be found in any of the works of his hands.
Truth by itself will do nothing but harden men in impenitence.
Whatever is thrust into the worship of God that is not agreeable to divine revelation, cannot be done but by a human faith.
Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
The religion that has no fire is like painted fire.
Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
For there are three who testify:
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.
A man may know much of Christ, and yet not learn Christ: the devils knew Christ. A man may preach Christ, and yet not learn Christ, as Judas and the pseudo-apostles. A man may profess Christ, and yet not learn Christ.
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
He who would thus live must, as a mirror draws into its bosom an outward glory, receive into his ‘heart of heart’ the inward glory of Jesus Christ, the Truth.
Truth is the food for the mind—it is what gives the mind strength.
Facts, real or supposed, should be used to show the truth.
Without this unction on the preacher the gospel has no more power to propagate itself than any other system of truth.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
God’s testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner.
Young man! the Bible is true. What have these infidels to give you in its place? What has made England but the open Bible?
Unction is a thing which you cannot manufacture, and its counterfeits are worse than worthless.
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good?
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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