Nothing Without Christ

Saints and angels, and all the creatures put together, are nothing without Christ.

—Matthew Henry

All is nothing without Christ; And if I have but Christ, I have enough; he is life, and best of all.

—Obadiah Sedgwick

The covenant is nothing without Christ, the blessings of it are nothing without Christ; he is the sweetness of all the blessings of the covenant, the marrow of all the mercies of the covenant, and the fullness of all the promises of the covenant: they are all empty without Christ, for he is all in all. And therefore, O empty ordinances, without Christ; O empty sacraments, if Christ be not there; O empty ministers, if Christ be not with them; yea, O empty heaven, if Christ be not there; empty enjoyments, empty comforts without Christ.

—Ralph Erskine