A. W. Pinks

“Just as the world was not ready
for the New Testament before
it received the Old, just as the
Jews were not prepared for the ministry of
Christ until John the Baptist had gone before
Him with his claimant call to repentance, so
the unsaved are in no condition today for
the gospel till the Law be applied to their
hearts, for ‘by the Law is the knowledge of
sin.’ It is a waste of time to sow seed on
ground which has never been ploughed or
spaded! To present the vicarious sacrifice of
Christ to those whose dominant passion is to
take fill of sin, is to give that which is holy to
the dogs.” A. W. Pink

“It is true that [many] are praying for worldwide
revival. But it would be more timely,
and more scriptural, for prayer to be made
to the Lord of the harvest, that He would
raise up and thrust forth laborers who
would fearlessly and faithfully preach those
truths which are calculated to bring about
a revival.”
A. W. Pink

“To say that Christ died for all alike, to say that He became the Substitute and Surety of the whole human race, to say that He suffered on behalf of and in the stead of all mankind, is to say that He ‘bore the curse for many who are now bearing the curse for themselves; that He suffered punishment for many who are now lifting up their own eyes in Hell, being in torments; that He paid the redemption price for many who shall yet pay in their own eternal anguish “the wages of sin, which is death”‘ (G. S. Bishop). But, on the other hand, to say as Scripture says, that Christ was stricken for the transgressions of God’s people, to say that He gave His life for the sheep, to say that He gave His life a ransom for many, is to say that He made an atonement which fully atones; it is to say He paid a price which actually ransoms; it is to say He was set forth a propitiation which really propitiates; it is to say He is a Saviour who truly saves.”
- A.W. Pink, The Sovereignty of God

Faith is frequently represented in Scripture, under the metaphor of bodily sight. Of Moses it is said that "he endured as seeing Him who is invisible" Hebrews 11:27. That is, his heart was sustained through faith's being occupied with the mighty God.
The eye is a very delicate thing—it is soon hurt and easily damaged. A tiny speck of dust will cause pain and make it weep. It is very striking to note, that this is the very way to recovery—it weeps out the dust that gets into it. Just so, faith is a most delicate grace, thriving best in a pure conscience. Hence the apostle speaks of "holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience" (1 Timothy 3:9). The lively actings of faith are soon marred by the dust of sin, or by the vanities of the world getting into the heart where it is seated. And wherever true faith is—if it is hurt by sin—it vents itself in a way of godly sorrow.
~ Arthur Pink "The Eye of Faith"