The heart that delights in God and longs only to see His glory advance will seldom be conscious of sacrifice. God in His wisdom asks that we first love Him and then live in keeping with that core value. He does not want His people to think of what they do as sacrificial, even though from the world's point of view it may be just that. Gratitude for grace of God will always be found near the center of the Biblical Christian's most powerful motivations.

Nothing should be considered outside the scope of God's authority.

If Israel is to please the Lord fully, they will live lives that are as distinctive among the nations as their Lord is different from pagan deities.

Love is one factor - but not the only on - that God uses to promote the permanence of the marriage bond.

In any spiritual undertaking, God's first order of business is to see to the spiritual health of His people.

The most blessed gift that God can give any person is a knowledge of Himself.

The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.