Every true work of God has had its bitter enemies - not only outside, but also inside - just as in the days of Nehemiah.
Seeking to perpetuate one's name on earth is like writing on the sand by the seashore; to be perpetual it must be written on eternal shores.
The tendency of the world is down - God's path is up.
Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.
Faith is an outward look, not an inward look.
Man is born with his face turned away from God. When he truly repents, he is turned right round toward God; he leaves his old life.