Let us read our Bibles reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in them.

There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not true, genuine Christianity. It passes muster, it satisfies sleepy consciences; but it is not good money. It is not the authentic reality that called itself Christianity in the beginning.

Many, I fear, would like glory, who have no wish for grace. They would [want to] have the wages, but not the work; the harvest, but not the labor; the reaping, but not the sowing; the reward, but not the battle. But it may not be.

All converted people should labor to adorn the doctrine they profess by humility. If they can do nothing else, they can strive to be humble.

Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations.

If we would know whether our faith is genuine, we do well to ask ourselves how we are living.

The first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.