I have no objection to instruments of music in our worship, provided they are neither seen nor heard.
Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.
They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts.
When Christians sing about the wrath of God, we are singing about ourselves.
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.
Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world.
We shall see our friends again. We can lay them in the grave; we know they are safe with God.
Naked need is the occasion for God's giving, not a need adorned with the clean, elegant robes of respectability and good works.
Now our whole activity is devoted to God, and our whole life, since we are bent on progress in divine things.
The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.
The Bible interprets life from its particular perspective; it does not record in a factual way the human journey through history.
The destination is a happy life, an accomplished life that doesn't end with death but with eternal life.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
The Gospel is about grace and we all know that grace is about us receiving from God blessings that we don't deserve.
I don't doubt that God can bring good out of tragedies, but the Bible is clear that God is not the author of evil!
An evangelical is somebody who, first of all, has a very high view of Scripture, believes it's an infallible message from God.
Through the ages, God has used the church to keep alive and pass down the story of what Christ has done for us.
I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not have a biblical vision of God.
The problem with God is that we want him to reveal Himself, and He doesn't. We will never understand God.
Love and pity and wish well to every soul in the world; dwell in love, and then you dwell in God.
It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.
