Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation.

There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.

Weight every purpose in the light of eternity. A trivial pursuit is that which is out side the will of God & detached from the glory of God.

The work is hindered. The glory of God is tarnished and it is because the people of God no longer know how to discern the things of God.

Avoid trivial pursuits. You are a child of God, destined for glory, and called to do great things in His Name. Do not waste your life on hobbies, sports, and other recreational pursuits. Do not throw away the precious moments of your life on entertainment, movies, and video games. Though some of these things can properly have a 'small place' in the Christian's life, we must be careful not to give undue attention to temporal and fruitless activities. Do not waste your life. Employ the time of your youth in developing the character and skills necessary to be a useful servant of God.

When we realize what we were before Christ and what we deserved in that state, it further magnifies the enormity of the gospel for us.

American Christianity is based more on a godless culture than it is the word of God.