If our faith can live without God, it is not divinely created. If God had begotten it, it would wait upon Him as the flowers wait upon the dew.

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

If Christ has died for me, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best Friend.

The grace of the spirit comes only from heaven, and lights up the whole bodily presence.

Take up your own daily cross; it is the burden best suited for your shoulder, and will prove most effective to make you perfect in every good word and work to the glory of God.

Come boldly, 'O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of thine own heart, thou art greatly beloved.

Christ did not die to make his Father loving, but because his Father is loving: the atoning blood is the outflow of the very heart of God toward us.