#erna

Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#alone #christ #eternal #eternal life #faith

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination - the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#apart #believe #certain #decree #determination

God's plan for enlarging His kingdom is so simple - one person telling another about the Savior. Yet we're busy and full of excuses. Just remember, someone's eternal destiny is at stake. The joy you'll have when you meet that person in heaven will far exceed any discomfort you felt in sharing the gospel. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#another #any #busy #destiny #discomfort

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#before #believers #came #contain #david

When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#become #blow #darkness #destiny #devastating

Christmas... is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart. ↗

— Freya Stark

#carries #event #external #heart #home

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured. ↗

— Stendhal

#court #eternal #men #paying #power

The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and it is not helpful for any nation to suggest that it would attempt to restrict traffic through the strait. ↗

— John C. Stennis

#attempt #helpful #international #nation #restrict

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative. ↗

— Payne Stewart

#american #beats #being #i #lot

Internal marketing is probably much more important than external marketing. That's even more true today than it's ever been. ↗

— Tom Stewart

#even #ever #external #important #internal