Every time we mention God we become theologians, and the only question is whether we are going to be good ones or bad ones.

We are to order our lives by the light of His Law, not by our guesses about His plan.

God then does not profess to answer in Scripture all the questions that we, in our boundless curiosity, would like to ask about Scripture. He tells us merely as much as He sees we need to know as a basis for our life of faith.

We dishonor God if we proclaim a Savior who satisfies and then go around discontent

To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex, and self-will, the church mumbles on about God's kindness but says virtually nothing about his judgment... The fact is that the subject of divine wrath has become taboo in modern society, and Christians by and large have accepted the taboo and conditioned themselves never to raise the matter.

Read two old books for every new one.

Think against your feelings; argue yourself out of the gloom they have spread; look up from your problems to the God of the gospel.