Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.

God's justice and God's mercy do not quarrel with each other.

We modern Christians are long on talk and short on conduct.

We boast in the Lord but watch carefully that we never get caught depending on Him.

May God deliver us from the easygoing, smooth, comfortable Christianity that never lets the truth get hold of us.

But the sons of this world have not God; they have only each other, and they walk holding to each other and looking to one another for assurance like frightened children.

If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.