John Newton on Scripture and the Holy Spirit
….When we begin to know ourselves, and to feel the uncertainty and darkness which are inseparable from our fallen nature, how comfortable and encouraging is it to reflect, that God […]
….When we begin to know ourselves, and to feel the uncertainty and darkness which are inseparable from our fallen nature, how comfortable and encouraging is it to reflect, that God […]
December 8, 1775. “My dear Friend–Are you willing that I should still write you so–or are you quite weary of me? Your silence makes me suspect the latter. However, it […]
November 17, 1775. “But this brings me to your second query. II. Do I think that God, in the ordinary course of his providence, grants this assistance in an irresistible […]
November 17, 1775. My dear friend, My present part is but to repeat what I have elsewhere expressed, only with some variety and enlargement. You yourself well state the situation […]
August 11, 1775. “My dear friend, Your objections neither displease nor weary me. While truth is the object of your inquiry–the more freedom you use with me the better. Nor […]
“July 14, 1775. My dear Friend–I gladly adopt your address, and can assure you that the interchange of every letter unites my heart more closely to you. I am glad […]
June 23, 1775. “Dear Sir, I have met with interruptions until now–or you would have heard from me sooner. My thoughts have run much upon the subject of your last […]
This is a letter from John Newton to a minister regarding his intended rebuke of a fellow clergyman. We would do well to take to heart the advice of John […]