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.

Training leaders is part of the work of discipling.

Believers should be more concerned for God's opinion of them than for what human opponents might do to their bodies.

Even guilty people deserve to be treated as those made in the image of God.

Even the wisest people learn little from their successes; God warns His people against allowing their victories (which He will grant) to lead them into pride and spiritual indifference. Instead, they should pay close attention to God's Word.

Fear of the right type can be beneficial to the people of God (see Prov. 1:7), but the fear of man's hostile intentions seldom fits that category.

Only people of proven character should be placed in positions of spiritual leadership.