The same Holy Spirit who implants faith within a life implants the boldness to verbalize that faith.

Despite the obvious emphasis of Scripture (in regard to suffering), we are bombarded by suggestions that the 'successful' Christian living takes place in the realm of constant victory, health, wholeness, and financial prosperity. In response to this we are not to pretend that suffering doesn’t exist or that it might be instantly cured. Such notions are the product of empty heads and closed Bibles.

We should not seek to confirm God's will by the absence of adversity.

The fact that we have to discuss reality as though there were no reality is an indication of the confusion of our times.

We Christians are secure, realizing that even our failures and our sins are under His control.

We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected.

It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.