Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe reprimand which calls another Christian in one’s community back from the path of sin.

Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all these, when in faith and sole allegiance to God he is called to obedient and responsible action: the responsible person, whose life will be nothing but an answer to God's question and call.

While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.

The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.

God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.

Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words.

We ought not to be in too much of a hurry here to speak piously of God's will and guidance. It is obvious, and it should not be ignored, that it is your own very human wills that are at work here, celebrating their triumph; the course that you are taking at the outset is one that you have chosen for yourselves.