By definition, if man contributes anything toward acceptance by God, he loses everything. God expects man to be the recipient, not the originator. Jesus paid it all, not 99% of it. Paul wrote, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast"

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

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

The worship of false gods is always an outgrowth of spiritual deception.

Some duties exist simply because we are part of a larger family or community.

The believer who feels the agony caused by rebellion will grow to become the best intercessor.

An enriched capacity for rejoicing is an expanded capacity for worship.