The idea that this world is a playground instead of a battleground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of Christians.

My miseries have always come out of my own flesh, never from any burden Jesus has laid on me.

If Jesus Christ isn't the central figure in our lives and in our churches, we're only fooling ourselves.

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

How utterly terrible is the current idea that Christians can serve God at their own convenience.

Were we able to extract from any man a complete answer to the question, "What comes into your mind when you think about God?" we might predict with certainty the future of that man.

The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed... The heart's fierce effort to protect itself from every slight, to shield its touchy honor from the bad opinion of friend and enemy, will never let the mind have rest.