The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

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

Error is most painful when it is found inside the family.

A life that is lived without regard to God cannot be called living.

All believers can increase their commitment to God by reflecting on His faithfulness and by considering the forms such commitment should assume in their experience.

Believers are inclined to attribute their spiritual successes to their godliness when it would be more accurate to connect them with God's faithfulness.

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