Everything without God is pathetically inferior to God without everything.

The Spirit has determined that he will operate through certain means and at certain times and if we sinfully put obstacles or warnings or prohibitions in the way, he may well not do for us what he otherwise would have done.

Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to bestow it in the presence of human merit.

Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ's beauty.

The ordinances do not impart eternal life to the believer, but they do confirm, strengthen, and heighten our awareness and enjoyment of that life. The bread and wine are means or instruments by which God quickens us to apprehend, understand, visualize, and experience the sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit and his unique ministry of shining the light of illumination and glory on Jesus.

The biblical basis is the numerous biblical texts which describe prophecy as a spiritual gift that should characterize God's people in the age of the New Covenant.

Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of God.