The Highway Forums General Discussion Devotional Quotes We have nothing of ourselves

"God knoweth we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace He requireth no more than He giveth, and giveth what He requireth, and accepteth what He giveth." - Richard Sibbes

“This doctrine of total inability which declares that men are dead in sin does not mean that all men are equally bad, nor that any man is as bad as he could be, nor that anyone is entirely destitute of virtue, nor that human nature is equal in itself, nor that man’s spirit is inactive, and much less does it mean that the body is dead. What it does mean is that since the fall, man rests under the curse of sin, that he is actuated by wrong principles, and that he is wholly unable to love God, or to do anything meriting salvation."

Loraine Boettner

"Although it be true that the elect only believe unto salvation, yet it is the convinced sinner, as such, and not the elect sinner, as such, that savingly believes. Yet the gospel being offered to all mankind sinners, God's elect, in believing, do condemn the world of unbelievers, because they receive Christ on no special ground, but offered to them as, in common with, others."

John Duncan

"But is it true that the offer of the Gospel, and the commandment to believe in Jesus Christ, are addressed to none but true penitents? Far from it. Christ with His righteousness and salvation is in the Gospel offered to sinners of mankind in common - to sinners as such; and sinners as such are invited and commanded to believe on His name, 'Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely.' 'whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.'"

John Colquhoun