It is a fact that God wants to destroy every work of our flesh, but He never desires to destroy our personality. He takes no pleasure in transforming us into automata; rather He delights in having us cooperate with Him.

Since this life is God's and cannot die, it follows that everyone born anew into possessing this life is said to have eternal life.

To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears -- THAT is Christianity!

The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control

If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.

To walk after the spirit a believer must inhibit his mind from revolving endlessly. If it turns too long around one topic, worries or grieves too much over matters, and ponders too intensively to know God's will, it may become unbearable and hamper its normal operation. The mind needs to be kept in a steady and secure state.

The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity.