Discernment is not a matter of telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right.

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.

A Christian is the gentlest of men; but then he is a man.

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!

Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

The best way to live above all fear of death is to die every morning before you leave your bedroom.

If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up.