Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.
At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God.
Man’s will is free to follow his inclinations, but fallen man’s inclinations are always and invariably away from God.
Without God man has no reference point to define himself.
When we behold the face of God, all memories of pain and suffering will vanish. Our souls shall be totally healed.
The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.