A mother sin Unbelief is a mother sin—a breeding sin. It does not remain in the heart alone, but gives birth to thousands of sins, all springing up out of its prolific womb—like the fabled sea monsters. We see in the wilderness how all through all their journeyings the crying sin of the people of Israel was […]
When the creature failed, he flew to the Creator! (Charles Spurgeon) “Help, Lord! For the godly are no more.” Psalm 12:1 The prayer itself is remarkable, for it is short, seasonable, pithy, and suggestive. David mourned the fewness of godly men, and therefore lifted up his heart in supplication. When the creature failed, he flew […]
The poison fang of sin! J.C.Philpot We must go down into the depths of the fall to know what our hearts are, and what they are capable of—we must have the keen knife of God to cut deep gashes in our conscience and lay bare the evil that lies so deeply imbedded in our carnal […]
J.C.Philpot How does the Lord humble? By discovering to man what he is; by opening up the depth of his fall; by making him feel what a vile and guilty wretch he is before the footstool of mercy; by breaking him to pieces; by slaughtering and laying him low; by making him abhor himself in […]
As many heads as a Hydra, and as many lives as a cat! (John Newton) Beware of SELF! This is the worst enemy we have to deal with! Self-will, self-wisdom, self-righteousness, self-seeking, self-dependence, and self-boasting. It is a large family — and I cannot count up all the branches! They are all nearly related to […]
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2 J.C.Philpot We by nature and practice are slaves to sin and Satan. We are the sport of the prince of the power of the air, who takes us captive at his […]
Psa. 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. J.C.Philpot What a painful thing it is to be rebellious! There is hardly any feeling worse than rebellion to a man whose conscience is […]
If you want to see what sin really is (Philpot, “Sin Condemned and Righteousness Fulfilled”) To cast the sinning angels out of heaven; to banish Adam from Paradise; to destroy the old world by a flood; to burn Sodom and Gomorrah with fire from heaven– these examples of God’s displeasure against sin were not sufficient […]
The sins and slips of the saints?-JCP The Scriptures faithfully recordthe falls of believers . . .the drunkenness of Noah,the incest of Lot,the unbelief of Abraham,the peevishness of Moses,the adultery of David,the idolatry of Solomon,the pride of Hezekiah,the cowardice of Mark andthe cursing and swearing of Peter. But why has the Holy Spirit left on […]
This wily devil! (Joseph Philpot, “Daily Words for Zion’s Wayfarers”) What a foe to one’s peace is one’s own spirit! What shall I call it? It is often an infernal spirit. Why? Because it bears the mark of Satan upon it. The pride of our spirit, the presumption of our spirit, the hypocrisy of our […]