"Satan wants to lure us into his traps, and he knows exactly what kind of “bait” will appeal to us. He knows what we're like, and he will attack us exactly where we are the weakest."

"Mark my word, the day is coming when it's going to cost to live for Jesus Christ. We are, more and more, a minority, and that's exactly what it was like in the first century."

"God can take anything that happens to us-even bad things-and use it to shape us and make us into a better, more Christlike person-if we will let Him."

"I'm not afraid to die, for I know the joys of heaven are waiting. My greatest desire is to live today in anticipation of tomorrow and be ready to be welcomed into His home for all eternity. Will you be making the journey with me?"

"The cross has become a symbol in much of the Western world, misused by many rock stars and others who do not comprehend its significance."

"At the return of Christ the resurrection of believers will take place. It will take the unbelieving world by surprise."

"The Christian is to take his place in society with moral courage to stand up for that which is right, just, and honorable."

"Evangelism is not a calling reserved exclusively for the clergy. I believe one of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism."

"Prayer is not just asking. It is listening for God's orders."

"The only place we can find a clear, i unmistakable message is in the Word of God the Bible."

"Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the grace of God!"

"Has God designated any one person here on earth to speak with final authority about Him? No-the one Man who could do that lived two thousand years ago, and we crucified Him!"

"Some [young people] are taking pills called “heaven or hell” drugs, because you're liable to experience either one."

"I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord."

"Acknowledge that there is a defect in human nature, a built-in waywardness that comes from man's rebellion against God."

"Only the Holy Spirit can open our eyes. Only He can convict us of the depth of our sin, and only He can convince us of the truth of the Gospel."

"Many of the wicked are receiving their wages now. Many Christians who may not be succeeding according to the world's standards now, will reap great rewards in heaven."

"As I close my eyes in prayer, let me see the faces of those who need to know You, beloved Savior."

"Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted."

"Today our world is mad in its obsession with pleasure, sex, and money. Its ear is too dull to hear the truth. Most men's eyes are blind. They do not want to see. They do not want to hear. They hurry to their doom."

"We don't need to be crippled any longer by the disease of sin-because God has provided the cure."

"When the Christian brings the standards of Jesus Christ to bear upon life in a material and secular world, it is often resented. Because the moral and spiritual demands of Jesus Christ are so high, they often set the Christian “apart."

"You will never understand who you are until you understand who God is."

"Men and women do make decisions wherever the Gospel is proclaimed; whether publicly or privately, some say yes, some say no, and some procrastinate. No one ever hears the Gospel proclaimed without making some kind of decision!"

"If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God's doing, not mine, and He-not I-must get the credit."

"I have heard the hollow, shallow laughter of the world. I have heard the genuine laughter of the beaming young Christian. I know there is a difference."

"The sword of the Spirit-the Bible-is the weapon God has provided for us to use in this battle between truth and deception. Make it a priority to wield that sword skillfully."

"If young people could only realize that a happy marriage depends not only on the present, but upon the past, they would be more reluctant to enter into loose, intimate relations with anyone and everyone."

"My visits to Hungary over the past twelve years absolutely fixed my conviction that God's Holy Spirit was releasing a spiritual force in that part of the world that was bound to challenge the atheistic philosophy that had dominated nations in that region for decades."

"There is a great counterfeiter who adapts himself to every culture, even deceiving true believers at times. He doesn't charge on the scene clothed in red and wearing a hideous mask but charms his way as an "angel of light". This is how Satan operates."

"I believe that this world, as we know it, will come to an end . . . This is not fanciful imagination but the clear and repeated testimony of the Bible."

"We have been told by God that if we sin against Him and break His commandments, He will bring judgment upon the world. It is my responsibility and my duty as a minister of the Gospel to [warn] people. This is the message I must deliver."

"Hundreds of passages point to a time of judgment for every person who has ever lived-none will escape. If you took all the references to judgment out of the Bible, you would have little Bible left."

"Evil and suffering are real . . . They aren't an illusion, nor are they simply an absence of good. We are fallen creatures living in a fallen world that has been twisted and corrupted by sin, and we all share in its brokenness. Most of all, we share in its tragic legacy of disease and death."

"In our spiritual pilgrimage we see sins which mar our relationship with God, but beneath it is a commitment which seeks to move beyond to a higher life, based on wholehearted surrender to God."

"God welcomes our prayers. He is much more concerned about our hearts than our eloquence."

"Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas."

"Parents, pray that God may crown your home with grace and mercy."

"One of the devil's methods is to attack everyone . . . He knows that the Word of God is powerful, and he will try to keep you from it."

"Man has naturally and universally a capacity for religion-and not only a capacity, for the vast majority of the human race practices or professes some form of religion."

"As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God's definition of marriage, between a man and a woman."

"Jesus knows the intentions of our hearts and what we do in secret."

"When most major Protestant denominations have their annual councils, assemblies, or conventions, they make pronouncements on matters having to do with disarmament, federal aid to education, birth control, the United Nations, and any number of social and political issues. Very rarely are any resolutions passed that have to do with theredemptive witness of the Gospel."

"Loneliness is no respecter of persons. It invades the palace as well as the hut."

"Where do we get the notion that our idea of success and God's are the same? You have written a book; you are a clever manager and promoter; you are a talented artist; you are independently wealthy; you have achieved fame and fortune. Without the gifts of intelligence, imagination, personality, and physical energy-which are all endowed by God-where would you be?"

"We have seen the results of unrestrained greed, corruption, and manipulation on Wall Street, financial mismanagement in the halls of government, fraud and perversion at the highest levels of both church and state. Many people sense the possibility of an even greater unraveling in the world. We are constantly confronted by the realities of new problems in this age of crisis."

"[God] created us free to choose how we would live . . . but leaves us free to pursue our own ends with tragic, natural consequences."

"Among young people . . . drinking is for getting drunk. And many go on to become alcoholics."

"Don't be deceived by Satan and his lies. Instead, stay close to Christ-because the closer you are to Him, the farther away you are from the devil."

"Without Ruth's partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team."