Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keepin g love between Christ and his church. Knowing Christ is more important than making a living. Treasuring Christ is more important than bearing children. Being united to Christ by faith is a greater source of marital success than perfect sex and double-income prosperity.

Sin is what you do when you are not satisfied in God.

Exultation that does not flow from education, affections that do not flow from knowing, savoring that does not flow from seeing, feeling that does not flow from thinking - are hollow and rootless - noisy gongs and clanging cymbals. And God is not glorified by artificial and empty passions. True delight is rooted in true doctrine. God-centered exultation is rooted in God-centered education.

There will be no passion to draw others into our worship where there is no passion for worship.

The Gospel is not a picture of adoption, adoption is a picture of the Gospel.

The importance of prayer rises in proportion to the importance of the things we should give up in order to pray

The whole world lives for pleasure. The only difference is theirs is fleeting, while ours is forever in Jesus.