The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin.

What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good.

The Bible is the book that makes fools of the wise of this world; it is only understood by the plain and simple hearted.

I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly.

Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favour that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace.

The first care of every Christian ought to be to lay aside all reliance on works, and strengthen his faith alone more and more, and by it grow in the knowledge, not of works, but of Christ Jesus, who has suffered and risen again for him.

They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?