Quotemeal for Tuesday, March 1, 2005

"We cannot bear sin - when it is near us, we feel like a wretch chained to a rotting carcass; we groan to be free of the hateful thing."

— Charles H. Spurgeon

More Quotemeal

"Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated..."

— Emil Brunner —

"He who begins by seeking God within himself may end by confusing himself with God."

— B. B. Warfield —

"[King] David certainly was aware that his lust for power had become a barrier to inwardness. Careers, even religious careers, may become little more than forums..."

— Calvin Miller —

"If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know....."

— Amy Carmichael —