The sin of fallen man is this: Man seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God Himself.

At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God.

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.

The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.

God’s sovereign will is not at the whim and mercy of our person and individual responses to it.

One might pray and not be a Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray.

If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".