By salvation I mean not barely according to the vulgar notion deliverance from hell or going to heaven but a present deliverance from sin a restoration of the soul to its primitive health its original purity a recovery of the divine nature the renewal of our souls after the image of God in righteousness and true holiness in justice mercy and truth.

The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar.

Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God’s money will I keep for myself?

God would first, by this inspiration of his Spirit, have wrought in our hearts that holy love without which none can enter into glory.

I have never known more than fifteen minutes of anxiety or fear. Whenever I feel fearful emotions overtaking me, I just close my eyes and thank God that He is still on the throne reigning over everything and I take comfort in His control over the affairs of my life.

We are always open to instruction, willing to be wiser every day than we were before, and to change whatever we can change for the better.

with all prayer (Eph. 6:18)" All sorts of prayer- public, private, mental, vocal. Do not be diligent in one kind of prayer and negligent in others... let us use all.