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

" Any religion, which claims that salvation depends upon man to make a decision to accept salvation, is preaching a god who cannot save and they are not preaching man as he is either. Scripture declares God to be sovereign, doing His good will without ever consulting man, saving whom He will, when He will (Daniel 4:35, Romans 9:15). Scripture also declares man to be incapable of deciding to do anything holy or right because all men died spiritually when Adam fell (Romans 4:12). Dead men cannot decide to do anything because they are dead. The only thing a dead man can do is stink. So if scripture is true, man is completely dependent on God to save us. Man is the one who is waiting on God not the other way around. "So then, it is not of him that willeth, or of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy" (Romans 8:16). -copied

"Seest thou this woman?” -Luke 7:44 [KJV] My soul, look at this woman at the feet of Jesus; for thy Jesus bids thee look, and gather instruction from the view, as well as the pharisee. Behold how she wept, how she washed the feet of Jesus, and anointed them with ointment. These were sweet tokens of her love and adoration. But were these the causes for which she obtained forgivings? Oh, no. Read what the Lord said to her: "Thy faith hath saved thee." Learn, then, my, soul, in what salvation lies. Love may bring ointment to Jesus. Sorrow for sin, when grace is in the heart, will cause tears to fall. But faith brings nothing, for it hath nothing: IT CASTS ITSELF WHOLLY UPON JESUS. Amidst all its guilt, and fears, and tears, it is Jesus only to whom faith looks; it is Jesus upon whom alone it depends. It hath nothing to do with self; neither our own feelings, nor the exercise of our graces. These are blessed evidences of the work of the Lord upon the heart; but they are no...

The Bible tells us there is only one way of salvation for sinners the way of God’s free, sovereign grace in and by the Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ crucified is the only way of forgiveness of sins and righteousness before God.  The Lord Himself said, “ I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6).  Peter said, “ Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).  The Bible tells us God commands sinful men to seek salvation by seeking Christ, for He is salvation (Isa. 45:21-25; 55:6-7).  We know all who truly seek Him will find Him (Matt. 7:7-8).  The Bible also tells us sinful men by nature will not of their own wills seek the Lord (Psalm 14:2-3; Rom. 3:10-12).  The Bible tells us any sinner who truly seeks the Lord has been given a new heart, a new spirit, and a new will by the Holy Spirit as He makes the Gospe...

“ True conversion means turning not only from sin—but also from depending on self-made righteousness. This is the reason that self-righteous people are so angry with gospel preachers, because the gospel does not spare those who will not submit to the righteousness of Jesus Christ! ” -preacher George Whitefield (1714 – 1770 A.D.)

"And they shall call H is name Emanuel , which being interpreted, is GOD WITH US ."  - Matthew 1:23 [KJV]   My soul, hast thou never remarked what a peculiar beauty and sweetness there is in every name by which thy God and Saviour is made known to thee in His holy word? Surely, if nothing more had been intended by it, than to identify and prove His sacred person, one name would have answered this purpose: evidently, therefore, somewhat of great importance is designed from His many names. And depend upon it, my soul, so much loveliness is there in every individual name of thy Jesus; and at one time or other, in thy walk of faith, so very much wilt thou need every one, and find the preciousness of every one, that thou wouldest not part with one of thy Redeemer's names—no, not for the world.     This of Emanuel, by which thou art commanded to call Him, is a sweet one to endear Him to thee. Had He not been Emanuel, He could not have been Jesus, for none but God ca...

"What think ye, that H e will not come to the feast?" -John 11:56 [KJV]       Is this thy inquiry, my soul, when at any time thou art seeking Jesus in His word, in His ordinances, at His table? Will He not come? Will Jesus not be there? Think how, He hath dealt in times past. Did not Jesus rejoice when the hour arrived for coming into the world for salvation? Doth He not rejoice, when coming to the heart of the poor sinner for conversion? and will He not come with joy in all the renewed visits of His love? Besides, doth not Jesus know that it is a time of need to thee? And hath He not opened a way to the throne of grace, on purpose that His poor helpless children might come boldly to a throne of grace to obtain help, and find grace in every time of need? Oh then, mark it down as a sure thing, thy Jesus will be there. He spreads the feast, and He will be present, He waits to be gracious; waits to be kind to thee. Love is in His heart, and salvation in His hands. Hasten ...

"That in the ages to come H e might shew the exceeding riches of H is grace, in H is kindness towards us through Christ Jesus." -Ephesians 2:7 [KJV] Pause, my soul, and gather in all the powers of arithmetic, and try if thou art able to count what the exceeding riches of God's grace amount to. Think how great, how free, how sovereign, how inexhaustible, how everlasting! All that a poor sinner hath in time, all that we can enjoy to all eternity, all is of grace . And what a title hath thy God chosen to be known by among His people, when, to make Himself known more fully in Jesus, He styles himself "the God of all grace!" All grace? Yes, all grace , and all sorts and degrees of grace: pardoning grace, renewing grace, quickening grace, strengthening grace, comforting grace; in short, all grace. And is all this treasured up in Jesus? Oh then, my soul, see that Jesus be thine, and all is thine. And mark this down as a sure unerring rule-as grace hath no source but...