It was nothing less than a stretch of divine love for Jesus to give himself for our sins. It was gracious for the Infinite to conceive of such a thing; but for him to carry it out was glorious beyond all.

The Christian's life should be one of thankfulness to God.

If you hear a man rail at the Bible, you can usually conclude that he never reads it.

The demon of pride was born with us; and it will not die one hour before us.

It is not humility to underrate yourself. Humility is to think of yourself as God thinks of you. It is to feel that if we have talents God has given them to us. And let it be seen that, like freight in a vessel, they tend to sink us low. The more we have, the lower we ought to lie.

If Christ were only a cistern we might soon exhaust his fullness but who can drain a fountain?

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