And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit's presence when the Word is really precious to a man 's soul.

Hell itself is truth known too late

Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve.

What you think now about the cross of Christ, I cannot tell; but I can wish you nothing better than this - that you may be able to say with the apostle Paul, before you die or meet the Lord, 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.'

Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.

Miserable indeed is that religious teaching which calls itself Christian, and yet contains nothing of the cross.

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.