When you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.
Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.
Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.
God is far more willing to save sinners than sinners are to be saved.
The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all.