Fallen man is free to choose what he desires, but because his desires are only wicked he lacks the moral ability to come to Christ. As long as he remains in the flesh, unregenerate, he will never choose Christ. He cannot choose Christ precisely because he cannot act against his own will. His fall is so great that only the effectual grace of God working in his heart can bring him to faith.

The more I expose myself to the Word of God, the greater my faith will be.

Just as the normative standard for the good and for the true is God, so the ultimate standard of beauty is God.

When people ask me how old the Earth is, I tell them I don't know because I don't.

The only thing that we have earned at the hands of perfect justice is perfect punishment.

It is fashionable in some academic circles to exercise scholarly criticism of the Bible. In so doing, scholars place themselves above the Bible and seek to correct it. If indeed the Bible is the Word of God, nothing could be more arrogant. It is God who corrects us; we don’t correct Him. We do not stand over God but under Him.

If grace is obligated it is no longer grace. The very essence of grace is that it is undeserved.