There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

Nothing cuts the nerve of the desire to pursue holiness as much as a sense of guilt. On the contrary, nothing so motivates us to deal with sin in our lives as does the understanding and application of the two truth that our sins are forgiven and the dominion of sin is broken because of our union with Christ.

Trials always change our relationship with God. Either they drive us to Him, or they drive us away from Him. The extent of our fear of Him and our awareness of His love for us determine in which direction we will move.

Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.

As we grow in the knowledge of God's holiness, even though we are growing in the practice of holiness, it seems the gap between our knowledge and our practice always gets wider. This is the Holy Spirit's way of drawing us to more and more holiness.

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