Husbands are not Christ. But they are called to be like him. And the specific point of likeness is the husband's readiness to suffer for his wife's good without threatening or abusing her. This includes suffering to protect her from any outside forces that would harm her, as well as suffering disappointments of abuses even from her. This kind of love is possible because Christ died for both husband and wife. Their sins are forgiven. Neither needs to make the other suffer for sins. Christ has borne that suffering. Now as two sinful and forgiven people we can return good for evil.

Preaching is the pastor's main work, and preaching is heart work, not just mental work.

The Christian life becomes impossible. That is, it becomes supernatural.

Every good thing in the Christian life grows in the soil of humility. Without humility, every virtue and every grace withers. That’s why Calvin said humility is first, second, and third in the Christian faith.

If we love God's fame and are committed to magnifying His name above all things, we cannot be indifferent to world missions.

I am not a missionary, but I have wanted my life to count for the unreached peoples of the world.

God aims to exalt Himself by working for those who wait for Him.