none of your trials can prove you to be a lost man

"Certain of my brethren are frequently in trouble. Their whole life is a floundering out of one slough of despond into another. You have had many losses in business -- nothing but losses perhaps; you have had many crosses, disappointments, bereavements; nothing prospers with you ... it is no sign, beloved, that you are not a child of God ... remember that none of your trials can prove you to be a lost man."

Charles Spurgeon, as quoted by Zack Eswine in the book, Spurgeon's Sorrows

How far?

Every generation of Christian must face the question, “How far should I accept and adopt contemporary standards and practices? On the one hand, the Christian must not deny his faith. On the other, he must not deny his membership of society. The cause of Christ is not served if Christians appear as a group of old-fashioned people trying to retreat from the real world. Christians in fact live in the same world as their neighbors, and face the same problems. 

Leon Morris, Tyndale New Testament Commentary Series: Revelation, pg 71-72

plod on

For a whole lifetime...

In the Christian life there are two essentials, the ability to make the clear-cut decision at the crucial moment and the ability to plod on ... on the the Christian way for a whole lifetime.

William Barclay, Letters to the Seven Churches, pg 77

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Go to Church?

The Bible would never need a place to say... "Go to Church."  Even though there is a place that says as much, it is not a necessary statement once you begin to understand, not only what Church is about, but congregating together with other believers is a natural result for those who really see the works of God. Consider this Psalm:

"Praise the LORD!
     I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
        in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
     Great are the works of the LORD,
        studied by all who delight in them."
(Psalm 111:1-2 ESV)

It dawned on me today... I have two very difficult jobs.

It dawned on me today... I have two very difficult jobs.

Now, if you know me, and you know my two jobs... you are probably thinking... "duh."

For those of you who do not know me or do not know me that well, allow me a moment to tell you about my two jobs.