Bible Why Priests Withhold It – Charles H Spurge
Bible Why Priests Withhold It – Charles H Spurge The true reason why the Papists forbid the Scriptures to be read is not to keep men from errors and heresies, but to keep them from discovering those which they themselves impose upon them. Such trash as they trade in would never go off their hands […]
Bearing Your Burdens
Bearing Your Burdens “I compare the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bundle of sticks, far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which […]
Benjamin Franklin on Sinless Perfection
Benjamin Franklin on Sinless Perfection I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, […]
Billy Sunday on Sin
Billy Sunday on Sin “I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot, and I’ll fight it as long as I’ve got a fist. I’ll butt it as long as I’ve got a head. I’ll bite it as long as I’ve got a tooth. When I’m old and fistless and footless […]
Baptism Does Not Save
Baptism Does Not Save “A man who knows that he is saved by believing in Christ does not, when he is baptized, lift his baptism into a saving ordinance. In fact, he is the very best protester against that mistake, because he holds that he has no right to be baptized until he is saved.” […]
Broken Nose Results in Lifetime Membership
Broken Nose Results in Lifetime Membership A high-school boy in New York City broke his nose. He was excused from school in order to go to a clinic to have it treated. After having his nose treated, he went to the Bronx Zoo. As he walked through the turnstile, he was immediately surrounded by officials […]
Being a Missionary
Being a Missionary The one major and compelling reason why missionaries must continue to be sent is because it is God’s will. It is His method of bringing the Gospel of Jesus to the world. Sometimes two objections are raised about this. First, some people say: Why not just send money to support missionaries from […]
Being Too Nice
Being Too Nice Sixty-eight-year-old Elsie Holdren lost her position as a security guard in August 2010 because she was too courteous. Her superiors wrote, “Due to your caring and giving nature, you are compromising your position as a security officer. Being caring and giving is not a job requirement, nor is it what you are paid […]
Beating Around the Bush
Beating Around the Bush Frank wasn’t known for his patience, and he had absolutely no use for negative conversation. When he got a call from his wife during a busy day at work, she talked slowly and didn’t seem very upbeat. Frank interrupted her and exhorted her to be brief and positive. She paused for […]
Bad Work Ethic
Bad Work Ethic The sign in the store window read: NO HELP WANTED. As two men passed by, one said to the other, “You should apply—you’d be great.” Or maybe you heard about the guy who said, “I never like to drink coffee on the job because then I toss and turn at my desk […]