Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent.
Pure Christianity, instead of being shaped by its environment, actually stands in sharp opposition to it.
We cannot enter into the presence of God while we are rebelling against God.
Religious externals may have meaning for the God-inhabited soul; for any others they are not only useless but may actually become snares, deceiving them into a false and perilous sense of security.
To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men.
God formed us for His pleasure, and so formed us that we as well as He can in divine communion enjoy the sweet and mysterious mingling of kindred personalities. He meant us to see Him and live with Him and draw our life from His smile.