I am as I am, And so is a stone; Them that don't like me, Must leave me alone.

A society which permits anything will eventually lose everything.

We are in bondage to that which overcomes us. See also 2 Peter 2:19.

Patience is...clearly not fatalistic, shoulder-shrugging resignation. It is the acceptance of a divine rhythm to life; it is obedience prolonged. Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing.

Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.

God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold.

Therefore, as we strive to become as the Father is and as Jesus is, we are to become more gracious and merciful, more kind and considerate. Even more, we are to do this in a world which does little to encourage such qualities of character.