The act of the soul, in surrendering itself into the hands of Christ, forms a connecting bond between Him as the Vine and the soul as the branches, which communicates life, strength, nourishment, and beauty. In a word, with a… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The man who is satisfied, because he thinks he is safe, who feels that he has religion enough, because he thinks he has enough… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
If you have nothing of the spirit of prayer, nothing of the love of the brotherhood, nothing of mortifying the spirit of the world,… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
Faith in Christ is not an exercise of the understanding merely; it is an affection of the heart. "With the heart man believeth." To… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The gospel breathes the spirit of love. Love is the fulfilling of its precepts, the pledge of its joys, and the evidence of its… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
There is one grace you cannot counterfeit . . . the grace of perseverance. — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
“The children of God do sin; they sin knowingly; they sin voluntarily; but they do not sin habitually.” — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
Serve God, and God will take care of you. Submit to His will, trust in His grace, and resign yourself into His hands with… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The evidence of our acceptance in the Beloved rises in proportion to our love, to our repentance, to our humility, to our faith, to… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The essential difference between that knowledge which is, and that which is not conclusive evidence of Christian character, lies in this: the object of… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
This is the spirit of prayer--sincere, humble, believing, submissive. Other prayer than this the Bible does not require--God will not accept. — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
It is one thing to mourn for sin because it exposes us to hell, and another to mourn for it because it is an… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
The highest point of Christian experience is to press forward. It is a distinguishing trait in the character of every good man that he… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
