To call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.

All that God had to do to harden Pharaoh's heart, or to harden your heart, is to withhold His own grace.

Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.

As soon as a baby enters the world, the baby is immediately introduced to pain. It is somewhat symbolic that life begins with a cry.

The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom. Abiding requires a kind of staying power. The pursuit is relentless. It hungers and thirsts. It pants as the deer after the mountain brook. It takes the kingdom by storm...The pursuit of God is a pursuit of passion. Indifference will not do. To abide in the Word is to hang on tenaciously. A weak grip will soon slip away. Discipleship requires staying power. We sign up for duration. We do not graduate until heaven.

Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.

If I know anything about the character of God after fifty years of ministry, I know that God hates abortion.