The fruit is what really matters, not how gnarly or beautiful the apple tree is.

I remind you that there are churches so completely out of the hands of God that if the Holy Spirit withdrew from them, they wouldn't find it out for many months

Pure Christianity, instead of being shaped by its environment, actually stands in sharp opposition to it.

There are rare Christians whose very presence incites others to be better Christians. I want to be that rare Christian.

We cannot grasp the true meaning of the divine holiness by thinking of someone or something very pure and then raising the concept to the highest degree we are capable of. God's holiness is not simply the best we know infinitely bettered. We know nothing like the divine holiness. It stands apart, unique, unapproachable, incomprehensible and unattainable. The natural man is blind to it. He may fear God's power and admire His wisdom, but His holiness he cannot even imagine.

The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid.

We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy.