Man’s will is free to follow his inclinations, but fallen man’s inclinations are always and invariably away from God.

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

Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of his skepticism and join the battle.

The idea of being the Substitute in offering an atonement to satisfy the demands of God’s law for others was something Christ understood as His mission from the moment He entered this world and took upon Himself a human nature. He came from heaven as the gift of the Father for the express purpose of working out redemption as our Substitute, doing for us what we could not possibly do for ourselves.

The supreme form of cursedness is for the Lord to turn His back on you and bring judgment on you.

Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.

In His tender mercies, God has an incredible capacity to love the unlovely.