The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.

The only reason why I'm a Christian is because I'm a gift of the Father to the Son, not because of anything I've ever done.

Here then is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy.

Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.

Hope is called the anchor of the soul because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' I wish that such-and-such would take place rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.

The God of popular religion is not holy.

I believe it to be one of the most important discipleship resources we have produced at Ligonier.