Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.

The essence of apostasy is changing sides from that of the crucified to that of the crucifier.

We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgments instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own thoughts and never the thunderclap of God's, then indeed he will not speak to us and we shall only be confirmed in our own prejudices. We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.

Nothing is more important for mature Christian discipleship than a fresh, clear, true vision of the authentic Jesus.

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.

Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of its adherents.