He makes those just who are unjust, forgives those who deserve to be punished, and favors those who deserve no favor.

A church that does not exist to reclaim heathenism, to fight evil, to destroy error, to put down falsehood, a church that does not exist to take the side of the poor, to denounce injustice and to hold up righteousness, is a church that has no right to be. Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for Himself.

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.

You are engaged in a work so spiritual, so far above all human power, that to forget the Spirit is to ensure defeat.

Birds sing on a bare bough; O, believer, canst not thou?

That crafty kindness which inveigles me to sacrifice principle is the serpent in the grass - deadly to the incautious wayfarer.

Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for himself.