"Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse."

"If the human race would turn from its evil ways and return to God, putting behind its sins of disobedience, idolatry, pride, greed, and belligerence, and all the various aberrations that lead to war, the possibility of peace exists."

"When you are unsure whether or not something is wrong, ask yourself these questions: Does this glorify God? Can I offer a prayer of thanksgiving for it? Does it draw me closer to Christ, or does it make me preoccupied with this world? Will it harm my health or hurt me in some other way? Will it cause someone else to stumble spiritually or morally? I have never forgotten what a wise Christian said to me many years ago: “When in doubt-don't!"

"Prayer and Bible study are inseparably linked. Effective prayer is born out of the prompting of God's Spirit as we read His Word."

"Worldliness doesn't fall like an avalanche upon a person and sweep him or her away. It is the steady drip, drip, drip of the water that wears away the stone. The world is exerting a steady pressure on us every day. Most of us would go down under it, if it weren't for the Holy Spirit who lives inside us, and holds us up, and keeps us."

"What you do with Christ here and now decides where you shall spend eternity."

"I look forward to seeing Christ and bowing before Him in praise and gratitude for all He has done for us, and for using me on this earth by His grace-just as I am."

"There are two ways of being rich-have a lot, or want very little. The latter way is the easier for most."

"Take care of your body, the Bible calls it “a temple of the Holy Spirit” [1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV."

"Make it your goal to become more like Christ by refusing to let sin have its way, and pursuing instead that which is pure and good in the sight of God."

"A muscle becomes weak if it is not used. To become strong, a muscle must push against something."

"It is the Holy Spirit who brings about conviction [of sin] . . .repentance cannot take place unless first there is a movement of the Holy Spirit in the heart and mind."

"Only the Christian faith claims that its Leader died and rose again and is alive at this moment. Many gravestones carry the inscription, “Here lies . . . ,” but on Christ's tomb are emblazoned the words, “He is not here."

"We need to encourage new believers to feed on God's Word-it is nourishment for the soul."

"When Scripture talks about the heart, it's not talking about that life-sustaining muscle. It's talking about our entire inner being. The heart is the seat of our emotions, the seat of decisive action, and the seat of belief (as well as doubt)."

"A great problem in America is that we have an anemic and watered-down Christianity that has produced an anemic, watered-down, and spineless Christian who is not willing to stand up and be counted on every issue."

"Scripture makes it clear that our first love is always to be for our Lord."

"If you are ignorant of God's Word, you will always be ignorant of God's will."

"We live in an upside-down world, in which people hate what they should love and love what they should hate."

"The devil has successfully fooled many churches, convincing them to follow the world. Biblical standards have been compromised by convenient social theories."

"It may shock some parents to learn that we don't own our children. God has given them to us in trust . . . however, God may transfer our children to His home at any time."

"Christ did not die by accident. He died voluntarily in our place."

"Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in their elders is integrity, honesty, truthfulness, and faith. What they hate most of all is hypocrisy and phoniness . . . Let them see us doing what we would like them to do."

"Because tragedy happened to you, it gives you a greater sense of oneness with others who experience tragedy. Because we have been comforted through the Word of God, we in turn may be able to comfort others."

"The Bible teaches that you are an immortal soul. Your soul is eternal and will live forever . . . the real you-the part of you that thinks, feels, dreams, aspires; the ego, the personality-will never die . . . your soul will live forever in one of two places-heaven or hell."

"Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong."

"Our world today is looking for men and women with integrity, for communicators who back up their ministry with their lives. Our preaching emerges out of what we are. We are called to be a holy people-separated from the moral evils of the world."

"Christianity is not an accretion, it is not something added. It is a new total outlook which is satisfied with nothing less than penetration to the furthest corners of the mind and the understanding."

"Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God, for these two are closely related. A man's heart is closer to his wallet than anything else."

"When you are told that science has disproved the Bible, ask specifically where such is the case. True science and a true understanding of the Bible are never at variance."

"Too many husbands and wives enter into marriage with the idea that their spouse exists for one purpose: to make them happy."

"If God gives you responsibility for aging parents, seek what is best for them, not what is most convenient for you. And keep contact with them!"

"While Christians in America have worshipped without the fear or threat of physical abuse for their beliefs, thousands of their brothers in Christ throughout the world have been tortured and martyred for confessing the name of Christ."

"Sometimes it's best to start moving in the direction you think God may want you to go, and then trust Him to lead you-closing doors He doesn't want you to go through and opening up others."

"Thousands of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christian workers are powerless because they do not make the Word the source of their preaching or teaching."

"It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man's refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us."

"Thanksgiving is recognition of a debt that cannot be paid. We express thanks, whether or not we are able otherwise to reimburse the giver."

"End your journey well. Don't waste your life, and don't be satisfied with anything less than God's plan."

"It could be said that going to church will not make one a Christian. But . . . refusing to fellowship with believers will not make you one either."

"The main “food” God has given to strengthen us is the Bible, the Word of God."

"The greatest hindrance to Satan's destructive efforts is our standing strong in the knowledge and fear of the Lord."

"God is not bound by a body, yet He is a Person. He feels, He thinks, He loves, He forgives, He sympathizes with the problems and sorrows that we face."

"cannot come to Christ unless the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin."

"Learn to shut out the distractions that keep you from truly worshiping God."

"God does not need our money. He owns everything, including “our” money. What He wants [us] to discover is where our central focus of worship lies. Is that focus on God or our money?"

"It is only the strong Christian family unit that can survive the coming world holocaust."

"It's tough to be a Christian in our world. We need to be willing to take on Jesus' unpopularity and the scorn that is often heaped on Him."

"The church is a storehouse of spiritual food whereby the inner man is fed, nourished, and developed into maturity. If it fails, it is not fulfilling its purpose as a church."

"[While] disappointment and failure aren't identical, they often occur together, and both can hold us back from God's best for our lives."

"There is for each man a day, an hour, a minute. The Bible talks in many places about the brevity of life, and the Bible warns that we should be prepared to meet God at all times."