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

Jesus' life was a storm of controversy. The apostles, like the prophets before them, could hardly go a day without controversy. Paul said that he debated daily in the marketplace. To avoid controversy is to avoid Christ. We can have peace, but it is a servile and carnal peace where truth is slain in the streets.

The gospel is only good news when we understand the bad news.

Confession should be a daily activity for the Christian, whose entire pilgrimage is characterized by the spirit of repentance.

Satan could make an "A" in my Systematic Theology course. He knows the information and knows that the information is true.

I’ve often wondered where Jesus would apply His hastily made whip if He were to visit our culture. My guess is that it would not be money-changing tables in the temple that would feel His wrath, but the display racks in Christian bookstores.

If ever there were a time there was nothing, there would be nothing now.