To me the Bible is not God, but it is God's voice, and I do not hear it without awe

An unkind heart is the worst. It is a plague to its possessor, and a torment to those around him.

The religion of both Old and New Testaments is marked by fervent outspoken testimonies against evil. To speak smooth things in such a case may be sentimentalism, but it is not Christianity. It is a betrayal of the cause of truth and righteousness.

It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows.

This is now a covenant of pure grace; let no man attempt to mix works with it.

God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port

When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.