"Man's nature and destiny are revealed in the Scriptures."

"Christ needs people today who are made of martyr stuff! Dare to take a strong, uncompromised stand for Him."

"I have walked down jungle trails in Africa where I met fellow Christians; and immediately we were brothers even though we were separated by language, race, and culture."

"A Christian funeral should be a coronation ceremony, a statement to the world about eternal life."

"Hundreds of philosophies and scores of religions have been invented to circumvent the Word of God. Modern philosophers and psychologists are still trying to make it appear that there is some way out other than the path of Jesus."

"We are so caught up with the affairs of this life we give little attention to eternity."

"Evil is present to cleverly disguise itself as good. Evil is present to control and deceive us."

"The blood of Christ purchased the church."

"As the Constitution is the highest law of the land [in America], so the Bible is the highest law of God. For it is in the Bible that God sets forth His spiritual laws. It is in the Bible that God makes His enduring promises. It is in the Bible that God reveals the plan of redemption for the human race."

"You cannot pray for someone and hate them at the same time. Even if you are asking God to restrain their evil actions,you should also be praying that He will change their hearts. Only eternity will reveal the impact of our prayers for others."

"Every area of our lives is to be under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. And that means the searchlight of God's Word must penetrate every corner of our lives."

"Pray for wisdom to deal with whatever is worrying you. Pray that God will act to change the circumstances according to His will. He doesn't always do what we want Him to-but He knows what's best for us, and He can be trusted."

"There are those who have made their fortunes on other people's misfortune. The Bible never promised that life would be fair."

"I am engaged in spiritual warfare every day. I must never let down my guard-I must keep armed."

"There are those today that say we must do as others do, that we must conform to the world [to win it], that we must swim with the tide, that we must move with the crowd. But the believer should say, “No."

"True freedom consists not in the freedom to sin, but the freedom not to sin."

"If you have been harboring anger or bitterness or jealousy in your heart toward someone-a parent, an ex-spouse, a boss-hand it over to Christ, and ask Him to help you let it go."

"It is far easier to live an excellent life among your friends, when you are putting your best foot forward and are conscious of public opinion, than it is to live for Christ in your home."

"Some people seem to put the devil on a par with God. Actually, Satan is a fallen angel."

"Daniel and his companions were tempted to forsake their godly heritage but they refused. They even faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise."

"The church has lost its ability to discipline members who live openly in sin. Consequently, we have lost our witness in the community."

"Too many people today want a brotherly worldin which they can remain unbrotherly, a decent world in which they can live indecently. Too many individuals want economic security without spiritual security."

"God Himself is the power that makes prayer work."

"But the judgment of God is not only an event that may take place some day in history when war or conflict might bring death to millions. His judgment is more than death-it is eternal banishment from the presence of God (2 Thessalonians 1:6–10, Revelation 20:11–15)."

"Prayer is our lifeline to God."

"We are commissioned to make disciples, to bring them into the same direct relationship with Christ as those who left their nets and their fishing boats to become “fishers of men."

"Ask God to give you a greater hunger for Himself and a deeper desire for His fellowship. Then be honest about whatever is keeping you from prayer, and ask God to help you deal with it."

"While the West had lulled itself to sleep with the comforting doctrine of man's achievements, a great revolution had been in progress in Russia. The hammer pounded and the sickle gleaned until a new social order called Communism emerged as one of the most powerful ideologies of all time. It challenged every concept man had ever held. It threatened the life of the whole world. It became the greatest challenge Christianity had faced in 2,000 years. It was a fanatic religion that asked questions and demanded answers."

"The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same."

"When I preach-no matter where it is in the world-I can always count on five areas of human need that afflict all peoples. Emptiness, loneliness, guilt, fear of death, deep-seated insecurity."

"Humanity wants comfort in its sorrow, light in its darkness, peace in its turmoil, rest in its weariness, and healing in its sickness and diseases: The Gospel gives all of this to us."

"I had not been preaching long before I decided that I would never preach to another segregated audience in any situation over which we had control. This was long before the Supreme Court decision of 1954. I felt this was the Christian position and I could do no other."

"God could not consistently love men if He did not provide for the judgment of evildoers."

"Our daily conversation when we meet each other, whether it be in the office or on the campus or in the shop, should be concerned with the things of God."

"A survey reported that the majority of the seminaries [in the United States] had no classes on prayer. That really shouldn't surprise us when we consider how many local churches offer classes on gardening and the “Art of Conversation” instead of the study of God's Word and prayer."

"We must warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time. We must also proclaim that there is forgiveness and peace in knowing Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord."

"God is love, means that He tries constantly to block your route to destruction."

"God says it is our duty as Christians to take care of widows and orphans and to help the poor within the Christian society . . .And Jesus said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” Matthew 25:40 KJV]."

"Repeated disappointment almost always triggers a series of other reactions: discouragement, anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment, even depression. Unless we learn to deal with disappointment, it will rob us of joy and poison our souls."

"To be a disciple is to be committed to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and committed to following Him every day. To be a disciple is also to be disciplined in our bodies, minds, and souls."

"Ultimately, every human being must face this question: What do you think of Christ? Whose Son is He? We must answer this question with belief and action. We must not only believe something about Jesus, but we must do something about Him. We must accept Him or reject Him."

"The greatest tribute a boy can give to his father is to say, “When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad.” It is a convicting responsibility for us fathers and grandfathers."

"The distinctive feature of Christianity is blood atonement. Without it we cannot be saved. Blood is actually a symbol of the death of Christ."

"The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy."

"A false religion is like the imitation of high fashion. The very presence of counterfeits proves the existence of the real. There would be no imitations without a genuine product. God's original design has always had imitators and counterfeits!"

"There are restrictions to entering heaven. The Scripture says: “Nothing impure will ever enter [heaven], nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life” [Revelation 21:27 NIV]."

"Without the Bible, this world would indeed be a dark and frightening place, without signpost or beacon."

"It doesn't take great wealth or social influence to be faithful, but it does take obedience and endurance."

"Church is not for pretenders and performers. Church is a place for pastors to preach principles of the faith in order to prepare believers to face the storms of life on the stage of an unbelieving world."

"The central message of the Bible is Jesus Christ."