Grace Quotes

(J. C. Ryle, "The Lord's Garden") "To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints." Romans 1:7 Believers are separated from the world by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit calls them out from the world, and separates them as effectually as if a wall were built between them and it. He puts in them . . . new hearts, new minds, new tastes, new desires, new sorrows, new joys, new wishes, new pleasures, new longings. He gives them . . . new eyes, new ears, new affections, new opinions. He makes them new creatures. They are born again--and with a new birth they begin a new existence. Mighty indeed is the transforming power of the Spirit!