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.

God never punishes his children in the sense of avenging justice. He chastens as a father does his child, but he never punishes his redeemed as a judge does a criminal. It is unjust to exact punishment from redeemed souls since Christ has been punished in their place. How shall the Lord punish twice for one offense?

The egg is white though the hen is black as coal...Out of evil comes good, through the great goodness of God.

Shall we keep men in a fool's paradise? Shall we lull them into soft slumbers from which they will awake in hell? Are we to become helpers of their damnation by our smooth speeches? In the name of God, we will not!

Winners of souls must first be weepers for souls.

Wash your face every morning in a bath of praise.

The first link between my soul and Christ is not my goodness but my badness, not my merit but my misery, not my riches but my need.