Faith is not a once-done act, but a continuous gaze of the heart at the Triune God. Believing, then, is directing the hearts' attention to Jesus. It is lifting the mind to 'behold the Lamb of God,' and never ceasing that beholding for the rest of our lives.

The Christian church was designed to make sinners sweat. I have always believed that, and I still believe it. The messages preached in our churches should make backslidden Christians sweat. And if I achieve that objective when I preach, I thank God with all of my heart, no matter what people think of me.

As long as we think we own anything, that thing owns us. As soon as we know that we own nothing, then God owns us.

The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him. The heaviest obligation lying upon the Christian Church today is to purify and elevate her concept of God until it is once more worthy of Him.

God purposed redemption in Christ Jesus before the world began, and His plan does not need any editing by man.

When God brings all things to light, you will discover just how significant you've been in God's plan.

God and I; here is the beginning and the end of personal religion.