Character Quote by Jonathan Edwards

By Christ's purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures…

— Jonathan Edwards

Christ wrought out His perfect obedience as a man, through temptation, and by suffering.

— Alexander MacLaren

Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had…

— Ellen G White

“What a person has is of no consequence, whether much or little, when it comes to the deep satisfaction of the soul. Apart from…

— Kelly Minter

Virtue, for us, is obedience to God in Christ.

— Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

“... each gratification points to the ultimate one, and that all happiness has some connection with eternal beatitude. Some connection, if only this: that…

— Josef Pieper

At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. He bore the judgment we deserve in…

— John Stott

“Delight is God’s why behind the justice, righteousness, and steadfast love He practices. It’s not out of frustration or obligation, but delight.”

— Jessica Nicholas

Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

The sufferings of Christ are the means of forgiveness of sin and eternal glory

— John Calvin

That which of all things unfits man for the reception of Christ as a Saviour, is not gross profligacy and outward, vehement transgression, but…

— Alexander MacLaren

This is God's universal purpose for all Christian suffering: more contentment in God and less satisfaction in the world.

— John Piper