God is still in the process of dispensing gifts, and He uses ordinary individuals like us to develop those gifts in other people

Heaven is a person: Jesus.

..Advantage of the Bible is that it is profitable for training in righteous living.

Don't put eggs under dead chickens.

The Bible is the divine means of developing spiritual maturity. There is no other way.

If you leave the church service thinking about how good the pastor was, he has missed the mark. If you leave consumed with Christ, the pastor has been used by the Lord.

Show me a man's closest companions and I can make a fairly accurate guess as to what sort of man he is, as well as what sort of man he is likely to become.