"Our souls set us apart from every other living creature, and that makes us unique. It also makes us fully human."

"In many homes and among so-called educated people-it has become fashionable to joke about the Bible and to regard it more as a dust-catcher than as the living Word of God."

"Sin is often, if not always, the perversion of something good. In the midst of all our sinning, though, God is willing to forgive us, change us,and give us a new power to overcome that sin."

"We should begin the day with the Bible, and as it comes to a close let the Word speak its wisdom to our souls. Let it be the Staff of Life upon which our spirit is nourished. Let it be the Sword of the Spirit which cuts away the evil of our lives and fashions us in His image and likeness."

"Tragic as it is when a child fails to develop physically or mentally, even more tragic is a Christian who fails to develop spiritually."

"Sometimes I'm asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer . . . prayer . . . prayer."

"Don't let hatred control you, no matter what others do that causes [anger]. You would only become guilty of the same sin that afflicts them, and nothing would be solved."

"What a blessing it is for parents to believe in their children."

"Much of the world believes little or nothing. People are broad but shallow. Agnosticism, anxiety, emptiness, and meaninglessness have gripped much of the world-and even the church . . . By contrast, our Pilgrim forebears stand as shining examples of men who were narrow but deep, certain of what they believed, unswerving in their loyalty, and passionately dedicated to the God they trusted, and for whom they would willingly have died."

"Throughout our culture we have been led to the idea that we accept death as the end of life on earth . . .Time bound as we are and goal oriented to achievements in our lifetime, we find it strange to anticipate heaven."

"Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God."

"Have you ever seen a person who was receiving a blood transfusion? The blood was precious, life-giving, and certainly not repulsive. The blood of Christ may seem to be a grim and repulsive subject . . .[but] the blood of Christ is precious."

"The most thrilling thing about heaven is that Jesus Christ will be there. I will see Him face to face. Jesus Christ will meet us at the end of life's journey."

"If God were to remove all evil from our world (but somehow leave human beings on the planet), it would mean that the essence of 'humanness' would be destroyed. We would become robots.Let me explain what I mean by this. If God eliminated evil by programming us to perform only good acts, we would lose this distinguishing mark - the ability to make choices. We would no longer be free moral agents. We would be reduced to the status of robots.Let's take this a step further. Robots do not love. God created us with the capacity to love. Love is based upon one's right to choose to love. We cannot force others to love us. We can make them serve us or obey us. But true love is founded upon one's freedom to choose to respond."

"We have largely lost sight of the holiness and purity of God today. This is one reason why we tolerate sin so easily."

"Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me."

"True love is an act of the will-a conscious decision to do what is best for the other person instead of ourselves."

"The Bible is to be our basis of authority. We must “by faith” accept [Jesus] as the Son of the living God. This sounds narrow and intolerant, and in a sense it is!"

"Today we are putting our hopes in materialism, in technological progress, and in freedom from moral absolutes. They have all failed. They've failed because they've been powerless to change the human heart. What is the answer? There is hope, if we will turn to God."

"Young people are experts on leisure, water skiing, dancing, rock music, rapping, TV watching . . . by and large, chores are a thing of the past."

"May we all storm the gates of heaven for the souls of the anguished, that in their greatest time of need they will hear the gentle voice of God's Spirit calling them to repentance."

"I have been preaching repentance for seventy years, there are thousands of ministers of the Gospel all over this planet preaching repentance this very hour . . . and most of the time the world has laughed in the face of the King of kings."

"Surrendering to Christ is like signing your name to a blank check and letting the Lord put in the amount."

"Extremes should be avoided."

"From the moment a child is born, the death process, and the fight against it, begins."

"Man stands on the brink of hell. The forces building up in our world are so overwhelming that man everywhere is beginning to cry out in desperation: “What must I do to be saved?"

"Millions of angels are at God's command."

"History is going somewhere. And we know full well that He who does all things well will bring beauty from the ashes of world chaos. A new world is being born. A new social order will emerge when Christ comes back. A fabulous future is on the way."

"The closer you are to God, the farther you are from the devil."

"In order to compete with God for the dominion of the world, Satan, whom Christ called “the prince of this world,” was forced to go into the “religion” business."

"In searching for ways to bridge the generation gap, there is no doubt that we, as parents, will have to practice what we preach, by striving more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs."

"The sin of self is a deadly sin."

"God began by revelation to build a bridge between Himself and people."

"The fiercest storm is taking place in some of our churches-the unbelief and disobedience of God's Word."

"The American Dream became America's god, wealth and abundance have become the measure of America's success. But-as recent events have shown-we have been living an illusion."

"Someone has said, “Prayer is the highest use to which speech can be put."

"God urges us to bring our concerns to Him-not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . “Brothers, pray for us” [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV]."

"A transformed life is the greatest of all miracles. Every time a person is “born again” by repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ, the miracle of regeneration is performed."

"Grief turns us inward, but compassion turns us outward, and that's what we need when grief threatens to crush us. The Bible says, “Carry each other's burdens” [Galatians 6:2 NIV]."

"Man himself is helpless to detach himself from the gnawing guilt of a heart weighed down with the guilt of sin. But where man has failed, God has succeeded."

"Ninety-five percent of the difficulties you will experience as a Christian can be traced to a lack of Bible study and reading."

"I have often said that loneliness is the predominant attitude in our culture. A person can be lonely in the midst of a party, he can be lonely in a crowd. Loneliness may be experienced by the rich and famous or the poor and unknown."

"The serious student of the Bible cannot dismiss homosexual behavior simply as an alternate lifestyle. Nor can it be argued that homosexuals were “born this way” or that such behavior is an illness."

"It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives-and yet not repent."

"The one and only choice by which you can be converted is your choice to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Lord and Savior. The word “conversion” means simply “turning."

"There are many bibles of different religions; there is the Mohammedan Koran, the Buddhist Canon of Sacred Scripture, the Zoroastrian Zend-Avesta, and the Brahman Veda . . . they all begin with some flashes of true light, and end in utter darkness. Even the most casual observer soon discovers that the Bible is radically different. It is the only Book that offers redemption to us and points the way out of our dilemma."

"Every human being is under construction from conception to death."

"There is less teaching about sin, and very little warning of judgment."

"We have arrived at the point where we are flippant about God. We tell jokes about Him. God's name is used so often in profanity in the entertainment world that sometimes it is embarrassing to watch television."

"Lying is one of the worst of all sins and can be committed by a thought, word, or deed. Anything that is intended to deceive another person is lying."