The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up what’s closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed.

We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God.

Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness.

I know that a man is converted when he starts to sing

The only true conqueror who shall be crowned in the end is he who continues until war's trumpet is blown no more.... Christian, wear your shield close to your armor and cry earnestly to God, that by His Spirit you may endure to the end.

Would anyone choose Hell over Heaven? YES! Why? Pride. They don't want to go in the only way you can go in, on your knees. They don't want to admit they are a failure, that their life is a mess.

Sincere love is not as a result of emotional surges - it’s a result of obedience to the Truth.