Giving to God should come from the firstfruits of a person's labor rather than from what is left after the bills are paid.

The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.

Distance is no barrier to the love of God.

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.

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

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

Common sense religion emphasizes the human contributions that are supposed to move the deity. Valid worship always begins with recognition of what God has already done.