A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.

A church in the land without the Spirit is rather a curse than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else's way; you are a fruitless tree standing where a fruitful tree might grow.

The gospel is a reasonable system, and it appeals to men's understanding; it is a matter for thought and consideration, and it appeals to the conscience and reflecting powers.

Defend the Bible? I'd sooner defend a lion. You don't defend the Bible; you open its cage and let it roar.

The resurrection is a fact better attested than any event recorded in any history, whether ancient or modern.

["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.

Show me 12 drunkards and I will show you 12 nagging wives.