Kindness that allows barriers to one's relationship with God to spring up is self-destructive.

Intercessors constitute the greatest unseen group of spiritual heroes in world history. Their labors are not seen, but the results are. Those who pray for the spiritual needs of others do immeasurable good in the world, often preventing (at least for a time) divine judgment.

A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.

God wanted Israel, as He wants Christians, to learn to utterly abhor and detest anything that had the potential of coming between them and their God. The believer's enemies are typically internal rather than external, and they pose a powerful threat to spiritual health and progress.

The health of marriage and the health of society are bound together; as one goes, so goes the other.