If we pray little, it is probably because we do not really believe that prayer accomplishes much at all.

The devil's characteristic has been to originate sin and tempt others to sin

God does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify him and bring him joy.

The pressure to conform to 'politically correct' speech is primarily a pressure not to use certain expressions. But when our freedom to use certain expressions is taken away, then our ability to think in certain ways is also curtailed.

It is scripture alone, not conservative Evangelical tradition or any other human authority, that must function as the normative authority for the definition of what we should believe. The authority of the scripture means that all the words in scripture are God's words in such a way that to disbelieve or disobey any word of scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God.

Satan was the originator of sin

The clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who will read it seeking God's help and being willing to follow it.