The atonement is a multifaceted event-Jesus is shown providing surety for our debt to God, mediating the enmity between us and God, and offering Himself as a substitute to suffer God's judgment in our place.

God does not rule by the consent of His subjects but by His sovereign authority. His reign extends over me whether I vote for Him or not.

We are all servants. The only question is whom we will serve.

It is superstitious to equate our feelings and inclinations with the leading of the Holy Spirit.

We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of God. Amazing grace is no longer amazing to us.

In salvation we are not only saved from sin and damnation; we are saved unto holiness. The goal of redemption is holiness.

Our prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.