Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty.

Am I honest? Am I sincere? Do I really desire first the praise of God?

Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.

God has linked holiness and happiness; and what God has joined together we must not think to put asunder.

Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.

For my own part, I believe that in dealing with skeptics, and unbelievers, and enemies of the Bible, Christians are too apt to stand only on the defensive. They are too often content with answering this or that little objection, or discussing this or that little difficulty, which is picked out of Scripture and thrown in their teeth. I believe we ought to act on the aggressive far more than we do, and to press home on the adversaries of [Biblical] inspiration the enormous difficulties of their own position.

I want people to fill their minds with passages of Scripture while they are well and strong, that they may have sure help in the day of need. I want them to be diligent in studying their Bibles, and becoming familiar with its contents, in order that the grand old Book may stand by them and talk with them when all earthly friends fail.