Speculum et Lavacrum

Sin~
The glory of God not honored...
The holiness of God not reverenced...
The greatness of God not admired...
The power of God not praised...
The truth of God not sought...
The wisdom of God not esteemed...
The beauty of God not treasured...
The goodness of God not made sacred...
The faithfulness of God not trusted...
The commandments of God not obeyed...
The justice of God not respected...
The wrath of God not feared...
The grace of God not cherished...
The presence of God not prized...
The person of God not loved...
~John Piper

"Whatever weakens your reasoning...
Impairs the tenderness of your conscience...
Obscures your sense of God...
Or takes away your desire for spiritual things...
Anything that increases the authority and power of the flesh over the spirit, that to you becomes sin, no matter how good that thing is, in and of itself..."
~John Wesley's Mother

A Call to All~
"Seek the LORD while He may be found;
Call upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the LORD,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon." ~Isaiah 55:6-7

"...repent and believe in the gospel." ~Mark 1:15

"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish..." Luke 3:13

"Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord..." ~Acts 3:19

"But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin." ~Hebrews 3:13