I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not even justification by good works or by a combination of faith and works. The prevailing notion of justification in our culture today is justification by death. All one has to do to be received into the everlasting arms of God is to die.

Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified.

I get irritated when I hear preachers say, "Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over." That's just simply a lie.

There are many today who believe that there are people running around this world right now who are performing greater miracles, performing miracles in greater abundance, and actually doing more incredible acts of divine healing than Jesus himself did. I can't think of any more serious delusion than that.

The grand difference between a human being and a Supreme being is precisely this: Apart from God I cannot exist; apart from me God does exist. God does not need me in order for Him to be. I do need God in order for me to be. We are dependent. We are fragile. This is how we differ from God.

What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God?

Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.