The angels did not merely sin and lose heaven, but they passed beyond all other beings in sin and made themselves fit denizens for hell.

If God be near a church, it must pray. And if he be not there, one of the first tokens of his absence will be a slothfulness in prayer.

Many a text [of Scripture] is written in a secret ink which must be held to the fire of adversity to make it visible.

Right is right though all condemn, and wrong is wrong though all approve.

I believe that many professing Christians are cold and uncomfortable because they are doing nothing for their Lord; but if they actively served him, their blood would begin to circulate spiritually, and it would be well with them.

Whenever there is a cross to be carried by any of Christ’s followers, He always bears the heavy end on His own shoulders.

I hope the doctrine that Christians ought to be gloomy will soon be driven out of the universe. There are no people in the world who have such a right to be happy, nor have such cause to be joyful as the saints of the living God.