But man's eyes are blind through sin, and he can discern no part of God's truth till the Spirit opens them. Inner illumination, leading directly as it does to a deep, inescapable conviction, is thus fundamental to the Spirit's work as a teacher.

The gift of sonship to God becomes ours not through being born, but through being born again.

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

The meaning of "He will give us all things" can be put thus: one day we will see that nothing - literally nothing - which could have increased our eternal happiness has been denied us, and that nothing - literally nothing - that could have reduced that happiness has been left with us.

If I were the devil I should broadcast doubts about the truths and relevance and good sense and straightforwardness of the Bible ... At all costs I should want to keep them from using their minds in a disciplined way to get the measure of its message.

The character of God is today, and always will be, exactly what it was in Bible times.

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