When our Lord looked at us, He saw not only what we were -- He was faithful in seeing what we could become! He took away the curse of being and gave us the glorious blessing of becoming.

To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men. This is such a common truth that one hesitates to mention it, yet it appears to have been overlooked by the majority of Christians today.

The superior Christian lets God strip him of everything that might serve as a false refuge, a secondary trust.

The Church can't be a religious theater where paid men perform for the religious amusement of the people who pay them.

We who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and the world. We must not imagine ourselves commissioned to make Christ acceptable to big business, the press, the world of sports or modern education. We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

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

To know the Creator and the God of all the universe is to revere Him. It is to bow down before Him in wonder and awesome fear.