If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe.

To be a teacher does not mean simply to affirm that such a thing is so, or to deliver a lecture, etc.

The wisdom of the years is confusing. Only the wisdom of eternity is edifying.

It is only all too easy to understand the requirements contained in God's Word ('Give all your goods to the poor.' 'If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the left.' 'If anyone takes your coat, let him have your cloak also. Rejoice always.' 'Count it sheer joy when you meet various temptations' etc.). The most ignorant, poor creature cannot honestly deny being able to understand God's requirements. But it is tough on the flesh to will to understand it and to then act accordingly. It is not a question of interpretation, but action.

Freedom's possibility is not the ability to choose the good or the evil. The possibility is to be able.

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.

...there is one thing that all Satan's cunning and all the snares of temptation cannot take by surprise - an undivided will.