Conversion is essential, but it is a beginning, not an end. The believer in Jesus Christ is not simply rescued from the penalty of his sin; he is redeemed to love God and his neighbor so that others might come to know him.

The generous giver, demonstrating the nature of God by his behavior, can never outgive God.

God wants believers to take an interest in the well-being of the society in which they live.

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

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

Sometimes believers are hampered in their public effectiveness by limitations that are no fault of their own.

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