Thomas Brooks on Temptation in the Saint

Temptation is God’s school, wherein he gives his people the clearest and sweetest discoveries of his love; a school wherein God teaches his people to be more frequent and fervent in duty. When Paul was buffeted, then he prayed thrice, i. e. frequently and fervently; a...

Thomas Brooks on Relapsing sins

Precious remedies Against satan’s devices Remedy (4). The fourth remedy against this device of Satan is, to consider, That there are relapses into enormities, and there are relapses into infirmities. Now it is not usual with God to leave his people frequently to...

Luther on substituting of wine in the supper

“When somebody inquired whether, when a sick person wished to have the sacrament but could not tolerate wine on account of nausea, something else should be given in place of the wine, the doctor [Martin Luther] replied, ‘This question has often been put to...

Fidelity

My wife and I met in church. We were wearing the same shirt. We were friends for 7 years prior to our engagement. We were engaged for 7 months-I believe this is much too long. We kissed for the first time when we took our vows. We have been married for 15 years, now....