The greatest heresy in the American Evangelical and Protestant church is that if you pray and ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart, He will definitely come in!

The question is not, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The question is, "Do you want God?"

One of the greatest distinguishing marks of false prophet is that he will always tell you what you want to hear, he will never rain on your parade; he will get you clapping, he will get you jumping, he will make you dizzy, he will keep you entertained, and he will present a Christianity to you that will make your church look like a six flags over Jesus.

When preachers teach biblically and clearly about the judgment of God and the dangers of hell, men begin to see that their greatest need is to be saved from eternal condemnation, and the more "practical" needs of this present age become trivial in comparison.

Maybe that is why there are not a whole lot of problems between the church and worldly culture today, because we are not confronting the culture around us.

If Jesus Christ isn't strong enough to motivate you to live biblically, you don't know Him at all.

I have never met an old saint who regretted having spent too much time in prayer, but I have met many who regretted having spent too little!