The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.

What we do in public determines our reputation; what we do in private determines our character.

Believers have just as much to fear from legalism as from waywardness. The first detracts from the beauty of the message, while the second mars it content.

The faithfulness of God in the past fortifies believers for future challenges.

Some believers tend to forget God's persistent faithfulness in the face of the spectacular and showy.

An enriched capacity for rejoicing is an expanded capacity for worship.

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.