Man's insulting God is not reversed by our insulting man.

To be free from the possibility of discouragements would be more ‘spiritual’ than Jesus-and therefore not truly spiritual at all.

Jesus has a special, compassionate concern for those who are broken and needy.

If you desire anything less for yourself than absolute obedience to God, a life of total devotion to the Lord, a life of absolute sin-less-ness - if you desire anything less, you are fighting against God's desire for you.

The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us.

God's promises are not fortune cookies. We do not use them in order to get a spiritual "fix" for the day.

When the New Testament speaks about the fullness of grace which we find in Christ, it does not mean only forgiveness, pardon and justification. Christ has done much more for us. He died for us, but he also lived for us. Now he has sent his own Spirit to us so that we might draw on his strength. He grew in grace, and when we draw on his power we shall likewise grow in grace.