Christians must allow no unclean thing to interfere with a harmonious relationship with Christ.

Moses warned them [Israelites] that the leading spiritual danger they would face on entering the [promise] land would be forgetting the Lord. What adversity would not do, prosperity and satisfaction could. They were to be on their guard against spiritual lethargy.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

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.

In God's pattern of justice, He takes the risk of the guilty going free but not the innocent being punished.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

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