The chief end for which He lived and died was to provide eternal redemption for mankind.

The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.

Millions of people profess and call themselves Christians, whom the Apostle Paul would not have called Christians at all.

Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe you are in earnest, and really wish them to obey you, so long as your actions contradict your counsel... Think not your children will practise what they do not see you do. You are their model picture, and they will copy what you are... will seldom learn habits which they see you despise, or walk in paths in which you do not walk yourself.

True repentance is no light matter. It is a thorough change of heart about sin, a change showing itself in godly sorrow and humiliation - in heartfelt confession before the throne of grace - in a complete breaking off from sinful habits, and an abiding hatred of all sin. Such repentance is the inseparable companion of saving faith in Christ.

People are backsliders on their knees long before they backslide openly in the eyes of the world.

A good conscience will be found a pleasant visitor at our bedside in a dying hour.