He who fears the face of God does not fear the face of man. He who fears the face of man does not fear the face of God.

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.

A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.

The preaching of grace can only be protected by the preaching of repentance.

Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic.

It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together.

The Christian life is participation in the encounter of Christ with the world.