The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.

The humans live in time but our Enemy (God) destines them for eternity.

... believing in a God whom we cannot but regard as evil, and then, in mere terrified flattery calling Him 'good' and worshipping him is a still greater danger... The ultimate question is whether the doctrine of the goodness of God or that of the inerrancy of scripture is to prevail when they conflict. I think the doctrine of the goodness of God is the more certain of the two. Indeed, only that doctrine renders this worship of Him obligatory or even permissable.

The choice of every lost soul can be expressed in the words "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." There is always something they insist on keeping, even at the price of misery.

Think of me as a fellow patient in the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier could give some advice.

Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.

Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility.