Pithy gems from Matthew Henry #2

(Matthew Henry)

Out of Christ, God is a consuming fire.
In Christ, God is a reconciled Father.

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Our temptations, if not yielded to, are not sins; they are afflictions only.

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Sin is the sickness, disease and torment of the soul!
Christ came to take away sin, and so to heal the soul.

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A man may go idle to Hell—but he who will go to Heaven, must be diligent.

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It is the duty of Christians to desire, and aim at and press towards perfection in grace and holiness.

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Pride is a subtle sin—it creeps into our pious duties before we are aware!

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If God does not give His people what they ask for—it is because He knows they do not need it, and that it is not for their good.

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Even the richest of men are indebted to the mercy of God for their daily bread.

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We cannot alter the disposals of Providence, therefore we must humbly submit and resign ourselves to them.

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No guilt is so great, but there is a remedy in Christ's blood which atones for it.
No corruption is so strong, but there is a remedy in His grace which can subdue it.

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Those who are passing with Christ over the ocean of this world, must expect storms.

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The great intention of the blessed Jesus in the redemption He wrought, is to separate our hearts from sin.

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In the gospel there is a salve for every sore and a remedy for every malady.
There is no spiritual disease, but there is power in Christ for the cure of it!