If Christ could make a complaint, it would be, "My bride never talks to me".

The whole basis for our relationship with God is rooted and grounded in grace, in that which is not earned.

But the blessing Christ promised, the blessing of great reward, is a reward of grace. The blessing is promised even though it is not earned. Augustine said it this way: Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts.

Men and women who refuse to acknowledge God's existence do so, in the final analysis, because it is contrary to their manner of living. They do not want to bow to the moral claims of a holy God on their lives.

In every age the church is threatened by heresy, and heresy is bound up in false doctrine. It is the desire of all heretics to minimize the importance of doctrine. When doctrine is minimized, heresy can exercise itself without restraint.

To focus our mind on the task at hand-with fierce concentration-m akes for a productive use of time.

When one encounters truth, one encounters the God whose truth it is.