When you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.

A sin...consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God

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

By affliction He teaches us many precious lessons, which without it we should never learn. By affliction He shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, makes us long for heaven.

Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.

Wherever we may be, or whatever our circumstances, the Lord Jesus sees them. We are never beyond the reach of His care.

Read the Bible daily. Make it part of your everyday business to read and meditate on some portion of God's Word. Gather your manna fresh every morning. Choose your own seasons and hours. Do not scramble over and hurry your reading. Give your Bible the best, and not the worst, part of your time. But whatever plan you pursue, let it be a rule of your life to visit the throne of grace and the Bible every day.