"It is easy for Christians to allow themselves to be squeezed into the world's mold . . . When nonbelievers see nothing different in the lifestyle of believers, they wonder if our profession of faith is sincere."

"I have not known of too many people who found Christ on their deathbeds. When we come to Christ in our youth, a life is saved. When we come in old age, a soul is salvaged and life eternal is assured; but the opportunity to live a life for Christ has been lost."

"We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side."

"Before the seventeenth century, a child passed directly into the adult world between the ages of five and seven . . . then came the industrial revolution . . .so the child-centered home was born."

"Everything that we see about us that we count is our possessions only comprises a loan from God, and it is when we lose sight of this all-pervading truth that we become greedy and covetous."

"What I find disturbing in America is the consuming desire for leisure, convenience, and fun. It seems we, as a nation, have traded God for gadgets. We have traded eternal truth for momentary self-gratification-worshipping false gods of materialism and humanism instead of the Creator of all things."

"When we are young and restless to be free, home is the place from which we long to escape. But if there is still a home intact when trouble arises and life becomes a battlefield, home is the place to which we yearn to return."

"Compared to when I was a boy, we now live in reverse. The people are locked up in their homes at night and criminals are outside on the loose! When I was young, the criminals were locked up and the people were free to move about. That time has passed for many cities."

"[Satan] has hundreds of agents writing pornographic literature and producing sex movies to pollute [the mind]. He has intellectuals in high positions teaching a hedonistic and permissive philosophy . . .They lack an anchor for their real self."

"The devil will try to discourage you, to divert you; he will seek to dilute your testimony; he will attempt anything to destroy your relationship to Christ and your influence upon others."

"The Bible teaches that our homes should be hospitable and that those who come in and out of our homes should sense the presence of Christ."

"The book of Revelation may be difficult and demanding to read, yet it is the only biblical book whose author promises a blessing to those who read it."

"Have you fallen into the world's trap, following its self-indulgent goals and driven by its self-centered motives? It can happen without you even being aware of it. Make sure Christ is first in your life, and make it your goal to live according to His Word."

"The facade of grief may be indifference, preoccupation, anger, cheerfulness, or any variety of emotions. But if we try to understand it, we may learn how to cope with it."

"The Holy Spirit illuminates the minds of people, makes us yearn for God, and takes spiritual truth and makes it understandable to us."

"The Bible and the history of the church both demonstrate that God's way for the suffering of His people has not always been the way of escape, but the way of endurance."

"God judges mankind by the standard of the only God-man who ever lived, Jesus Christ. Jesus, the innocent Lamb of God, stands between our sin and the judgment of God the Father."

"God longs for men to be saved. God is at work to get men to stop their downward plunge in sin."

"Sin, like a deadly cancer, has invaded every area of our lives: our bodies, our minds, our emotions, our wills-everything."

"You cannot come to Christ unless the Spirit of God brings you. But what if you ignore His warnings? Then you are in the gravest danger, for some day God will no longer be speaking to you. Then it will be too late. Come to Christ while there is still time. Christ, God's greater Ark, stands ready to welcome you to safety today."

"In some churches today and on some religious television programs, we see the attempt to make Christianity popular and pleasant. We have taken the cross away and substituted cushions."

"God is able to do what we can't do."

"When troubles come may prayer be your automatic response."

"Never forget that the resurrection of Christ is in many ways the central event of all history."

"What is the authority in your life? Is it your selfishness? Your lust? Your greed? Or have you turned it all over to God and said, “Lord, You are going to be my authority”? When you are under authority, you are then able to assume authority."

"No one is exempt from the touch of tragedy: neither the Christian nor the non-Christian; neither the rich nor the poor; neither the leader or the commoner. Crossing all racial, social, political, and economic barriers, suffering reaches out to unite mankind."

"When we preach or teach the Scriptures, we open the door for the Holy Spirit to do His work. God has not promised to bless oratory or clever preaching. He has promised to bless His Word."

"The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise."

"Sin-plain, old-fashioned sin, the self-same sin which caused Adam's downfall-is what we are all suffering from today, and it will do us far more harm than good to try to dress it up with a fancy, more attractive label."

"The Holy Spirit not only convicts of sin but also convinces men that Jesus is the righteousness of God. He shows sinners that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life."

"Faith actually means surrender and commitment to the claims of Christ. It means an acknowledgment of sin and a turning to Christ."

"Confession and repentance might be described as the negative side of submission, this involves getting rid of everything which hinders God's control over our lives. Yielding to God might be described as the positive side . . . placing ourselves totally into the hands of God."

"Some teach “universalism”-that eventually everybody will be saved and the God of love will never send anyone to hell. They believe the words “eternal” or “everlasting” do not actually mean forever. However, the same word which speaks of eternal banishment from God is also used for the eternity of heaven."

"When brothers and sisters in Christ unite in the common bond of the Word of God and prayer, they are strengthened in their faith and witness."

"I kept a very full diary of my relationship with Nixon, for some strange reason, until he became president."

"When Jesus was tempted, He didn't debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: “It is written . . . It is written . . . It is written” (Matthew 4:4–10 NKJV). And each time the devil was defeated."

"God has given us a message that is not only for past times and this time, but for all time."

"The most important decision you will ever make is the decision you make about eternity."

"A baby isn't meant to stay a baby forever, and neither is a new Christian."

"Prayer is not our using of God, it more often puts us in the position where God can use us."

"A professor at the University of Michigan said to me: “As soon as we create life in a test tube, we won't need God anymore.” I answered: “This happened once before when man ruled God out and proposed the Tower of Babel. It ended in frustration, confusion, and judgment."

"The heart of man, though small, is big enough for Christ to live in, if man will only make room for Him."

"We aren't only called to become Christians, we are also called to be Christians."

"Too many times we are concerned with how much, instead of how little, like this [world] we can become."

"We don't have to be on the battlefields of the world to experience strife and conflict. We need only to open our eyes each morning and read the headlines, we need only to turn a keen ear when our phones ring with bad news, we need only to open our hearts to those next door-and maybe even in our own homes-to notice those with grieving hearts."

"We have not yet learned that we are more powerful on our knees than behind the most powerful weapons that can be developed."

"Our natural desire is to be doing something, but there are times in our lives when it is wiser to wait and just be still."

"How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!"

"I urge new converts to take plenty of time in Bible study and prayer before getting on a public platform to testify."

"I don't have many sad days."