Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time.

Which of us, then, does not offend frequently with our tongue? The real problem, however, is not our tongues but our hearts.

Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.

We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with our devotion to God. All character traits of godliness grow out of and have their foundation in our devotion to God, but the fruit of patience must grow out of that relationship in a particular way.

Obedience is the pathway to holiness.

Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.