Thomas Schriener on the Purpose of the Law

"The purpose of the law is to reveal human sin so that it will be clear that there is no hope in human beings".

Thomas Schriener - "40 Questions about Christians and Biblical Law" - Kregel Books - 2010 - p84.

Dave Bish on the Song of Solomon

"I turned to Song of Songs and didn't follow the popular line taken by the likes of MacArthur, Mahaney and Driscoll. I'm happy to derive lessons for marriage from the Song but convinced that firstly we must read it about Christ and his bride, the church".

Dave Bish - "Song of Songs 3:6-5:1 (Reading Family Church)" - The Blue Fish Project - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

John Stott on the Place of Faith and Righteousness

"It is vital to affirm that there is nothing meritorious about faith and that when we say salvation is "by faith not by works" - we are not substituting one kind of merit (faith) for another (works). Nor is salvation a sort of co-operative enterprise between God and us in which He contributes to the Cross and we contribute faith.

No, grace is non-contributory and faith is the opposite of self-regarding. The value of faith is not to be found in itself but entirely and exclusively in it's object - namely Jesus Christ and Him crucified. To say "justification by faith alone" is another way of saying; "Justification by Christ alone".

John R W Stott - "BST Series - The Message of Romans" - IVP, Leicester (1994) - (p117).

Reinhard Bonnke on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

"Baptism in the Holy Spirit is immersion in the Spirit. Considering that the Spirit is the operating power of God, it should be noticeable if we are immersed in Him! It takes rare faith (or credulity) to believe one receives blessings which are never felt and leave no traceable result. But that is doctrine held by many, that when we first turn to Christ and Jesus saves us all, a comprehensive once-and-for-all spiritual package. The problem was how or why this third person, the Third Person, came onto the scene later. But the fact of the matter is that this is what happens, and our theology has to fit the fact".

Reinhard Bonnke - "Holy Spirit - Revelation and Revolution" - ER Publications (2007) - (pp35-36).

John Piper on Romans 5:18-19

"Notice the main point about justification in verse 18: It happens to all who are connected to Christ the same way condemnation happened to those who were connected to Adam. How is that? Adam acted sinfully and because we were connected to him, we were condemned in him. Christ acted righteously and because we are connected to Christ we are justified in Christ. Adam's sin is counted as ours. Christ's "act of righteousness" is counted as ours".

John Piper - "Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness?" - IVP, Nottingham (2002) - (p107-108).

Bob Mumford on the Power of the Holy Spirit

"The Holy Spirit was given to make effective the power released through the work of Christ".

Bob Mumford - "Mantaining a Life of Worship" - New Wine Magazine - January 1975 - CGM Publishing - (p23).

Rob Rufus on Condemnation

"Condemnation is a lie from the devil - if you believe that lie even though there is NO condemnation, then condemnation will become an illegitimate reality in your life because you lend credibility to a lie".

Rob Rufus - "Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit - His Names, Titles and Operations - 2" - City Church International, Hong Kong - Sunday 16th September 2007.

Rob Rufus on the Work Of Jesus Christ

"A perfect Saviour - a perfect sacrifice at the Cross perfectly satisfied the Father on our behalf and a perfectly satisfied Father gives you and me a perfectly clear conscience".

Rob Rufus - "Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit - His Names, Titles and Operations" - City Church International, Hong Kong - Sunday 9th September 2007

Richard Gaffin on Resurrected Christ

"The resurrected Christ is the life-giving Christ. The plain implication is that the last Adam became life-giving Spirit at His resurrection".

Richard B Gaffin Jr - "The Centrality of the Resurrection - A Study in Paul's Soteriology" - Baker Biblical Monograph, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1978) - (p88).

Richard Gaffin on Baptism and Resurrection

"Baptism signifies and seals a transition into the experience of the recipient a transition from being (existentially) apart from Christ to being (existentially) joined to Him".

Richard B Gaffin Jr - "The Centrality of the Resurrection - A Study in Paul's Soteriology" - Baker Biblical Monograph, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1978) - (p50).

Richard Gaffin on the Centrality of the Resurrection

"Resurrection with Christ involves an existential component. The believer's continuing walk in newness of life is based upon resurrection with Christ as that has taken place in his actual life history".

Richard B Gaffin Jr - "The Centrality of the Resurrection - A Study in Paul's Soteriology" - Baker Biblical Monograph, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1978) - (p47).

Richard Gaffin on the Centrality of the Resurrection

"Paul views resurrection with Christ not only in terms of solidarity with Him at the time-point of His resurrection but also as a part of a decisive transition in the life-time of the individual believer".

Richard B Gaffin Jr - "The Centrality of the Resurrection - A Study in Paul's Soteriology" - Baker Biblical Monograph, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1978) - (p46).

Derek Prince on Final Judgement

"We must state clearly and emphatically that this judgement of Christians will not be a judgement of condemnation".

Derek Prince - "Foundational Truths for Christian Living" - Charisma Publications (2006) - (p467).

G Campbell Morgan on the Cross of Christ

"Nobody who has truly seen the Cross of Christ can ever again speak of a hopeless case".

G Campbell Morgan cited in John Blanchard - "The Complete Gathered Gold" - Evangelical Press (2006) - (p130).

Ern Baxter on Christ Reigning NOW

"Our relationship with the enthroned Lord Jesus Christ makes available to us the incomputable resources of the triune God".

Dr Ern Baxter - "Christ's Ministry Today" - New Wine Magazine - July/August 1977 - CGM Ministries - (p7).

Ern Baxter on Jesus Reigning NOW

"Many Christians are unaware or uninstructed that Jesus is now reigning. As a result they live in relative indifference to the present sovereign rights of King Jesus over the world".

Dr Ern Baxter - "Christ's Ministry Today" - New Wine Magazine - July/August 1977 - CGM Ministries - (p6).

Ern Baxter on Christ's Ministry TODAY

"The prime question is what is Jesus now and what does that mean to me?".

Dr Ern Baxter - "Christ's Ministry Today" - New Wine Magazine - July/August 1977 - CGM Ministries - (p4).

Ern Baxter on Christ's Ministry TODAY

"Success in the Christian life is inseperably linked to "fixing our gaze upon Jesus" (Weymouth), "the pioneer and perfector of faith" (Moffat) "who is sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2) where we see Jesus Christ crowned with glory and honour (Hebrews 2:9)".

Dr Ern Baxter - "Christ's Ministry Today" - New Wine Magazine - July/August 1977 - CGM Ministries - (p4).

Ern Baxter on Slaves in Christ

"Freedom from the old Adamic order does not constitute freedom to do our own thing. Rather it constitutes freedom to function in relation to God and to bring all of our redeemed faculties under His sway that they may be restored to the function of the divine intention".

Dr Ern Baxter - "Slaves, Choose Your Masters!" - New Wine Magazine - September 1975 - CGM Ministries - (p11).

Terry Virgo on the Future of the Church

"My appeal therefore, is that rather than give up on the church and anticipate her inevitable demise, we give our best energies to her success, knowing that Christ is determined to have a glorious Bride, worthy of His own majesty and might.

In reality this is a battle we cannot lose. Christ has already declared His intention. He will build His Church. Every tongue and tribe will be included. Why not therefore join Him on His magnificent obsession?".

Terry Virgo - "Does the Future Have a Church?" - Kingsway, Eastbourne (2003) - (p143).