"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"Let T hy mercies come also unto me, O L ORD , even T hy salvation, according to T hy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in T hy word." -Psalm 119:41-42 [KJV] A living soul wants to return an answer to him that reproaches it. But he cannot do it of himself, for he has not a word to speak in self-justification; that is utterly cut off; and therefore he wants to have that which shall furnish him with an answer to these reproaches. And what alone can furnish him with an answer? The mercies of God in his soul. "Let Thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me." The coming in of "mercies" into the soul, and the manifestation of "salvation" to the heart afford an answer "to him that reproacheth us." If you will observe, the word "mercies" is in the plural number, there being many me...

“ Christ our Lord is presented in the gospel as undivided in His offices. He is Prophet, Priest and King. The Father will not permit Him to be divided. Some would have Him as Savior but not as Sovereign. Some would have His teaching but not His atonement. Some would enjoy the crown but not the cross. My friend, it will be the complete Christ or no Christ. The gospel holds out no hope to the man who will not hear Him, be cleansed by His blood, and bow to Him as Lord.” - Gospel report by preacher Henry Mahan