They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?
They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.
Christ wants to slay reason and subdue the arrogance of the Jews.
Stubbornness should have been my middle name.
The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.
If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.