Short pithy gems from Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889)
It is not opinions that man needs—it is truth. It is not theology that man needs—it is God. It is not religion that man needs—it is Christ. It is not literature and science that man needs—but the knowledge of the free love of God in the gift of His only-begotten Son! ~ ~ ~ ~ In order to grow in grace, we must be much alone with God. It is not in society, that the soul grows most vigorously. In one single quiet hour of prayer, it will often make more progress than in days of company with others. It is in the desert that the dew falls freshest and the air its purest. ~ ~ ~ ~ I looked for the church—and I found it in the world! I looked for the world—and I found it in the church! ~ ~ ~ ~ We are forgiven—that we may be like Him who forgives us! ~ ~ ~ ~ Christian, your whole life is to be one continuous following of the ...