Spiritual leadership ought to be given to those who have proven themselves under stress.

Although spiritual growth puts our wills to the test, after the battle has been won, we recognize that the Lord is the true victor in the struggle.

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.

Individual believers are not to usurp the role of civil government and judge people who are offensive.

Our lives will last as long as God has something for us to do.

The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.

God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous.