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

We never know who they are that God will draw, and have nothing to do with it. Our duty is to invite all, and leave it to God to choose the vessels of mercy.

Nothing is so fickle and uncertain as popularity. It is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a sandy foundation, and sure to fail those who build upon it.

Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.

In Christ alone God’s rich provision of salvation for sinners is treasured up: by Christ alone God’s abundant mercies come down from heaven to earth. Christ’s blood alone can cleanse us; Christ’s righteousness alone can cleanse us; Christ’s merit alone can give us a title to heaven. Jews and Gentiles, learned and unlearned, kings and poor men--all alike must either be saved by the Lord Jesus, or lost forever.

The true Christian delights to hear something about his Master. He likes those sermons best which are full of Christ.

A man may just as soon read the Scripture without eyes, as understand the spirit of it without grace.