The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.

God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength each day. The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away. To live with your ‘thorn’ uncomplainingly — that is, sweet, patient, and free in heart to love and help others, even though every day you feel weak — is true sanctification. It is true healing for the spirit. It is a supreme victory of grace.

A little knowledge OF God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge ABOUT him.

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

It is not his business to argue men into faith, for that cannot be done; but it is his business to demonstrate the intellectual adequacy of the biblical faith and the comparative inadequacy of its rivals, and to show the invalidity of the criticisms that are brought against it. This he seeks to do, not from any motive of intellectual self-justification, but for the glory of God and His gospel.

There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets.

Were it not for the work of the Holy Spirit there would be no gospel, no faith, no church, no Christianity in the world at all.