Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.

The great misconception in our day is this: that God isn´t concerned to protect His own integrity. He´s a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter.

Why do those who keep insisting Jesus hung out with sinners also keep insisting there's no such thing as sin?

Faith never requires us to crucify our minds or deny our senses.

Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.

I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity.

To focus our mind on the task at hand-with fierce concentration-m akes for a productive use of time.