Battles are won, not with weapons, but with God. They are won where the way leads to the cross.

Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe.

So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make him aggressive. A fool must therefore be treated more cautiously than a scoundrel.

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.

The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ; in the poor brother Christ is knocking at the door.

Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God.