Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.

The doctrine of Christ crucified is the strength of a Minister. I, for one, would not be without it for all the world.

‎"A humble and prayerful person will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud student will utterly fail to discern." ~ J.C. Ryle

The standard of the world, and the standard of the Lord Jesus, are indeed widely different. They are more than different. They are flatly contradictory one to the other.

There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is abundance of hearing, reading, talking, professing, visiting, contributing to the poor and teaching at schools. But is there, together with all this, a due proportion of private prayer? Are believing men and women sufficiently careful to be frequently alone with God?

A Bible reading laity is a nation's surest defence against error.

Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character.