"Man boasts of his nobility, his ideals, and his progress. Man's goal is imitation, not redemption."

"Affliction may be for our edification and Christian development."

"Jesus said our souls are more valuable than all the rest of the world put together."

"[God] holds in His omnipotent hand the priceless, precious, eternal gift of salvation, and He bids you to take it without money and without price."

"Talk about God can become dreary and lackluster if God isn't in you. Church can become a drab thing and the Bible an irksome Book if the Holy Spirit does not illuminate your soul with His indwelling presence."

"We spend all our time and energy pampering our bodies and minds, but if we ignore our souls, we will end up spiritually starved and malnourished."

"The Bible is actually a library of books-some long, some short-written over hundreds of years by many authors. Behind each one, however, was [the] Author: the Spirit of God."

"Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths."

"Our lives are to be characterized by patience, for it is important in developing the mature, stable character which God wants to produce in His people."

"We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing."

"Many Christians would prefer to hear “What a great guy” from the crowd rather than “Well done, good and faithful servant” from the Master [Matthew 25:23]."

"Man suppresses the truth, mixes it with error, and develops the religions of the world."

"God's grace-His goodness and love toward us in spite of our sin-is the wellspring of our salvation."

"Death has two stages, first the separation of the body from the spirit . . . for a purely spiritual existence, and second, reunion with the body and a glorious resurrection at the Second Coming of Christ."

"All believers are called to be holy in mind, body, and spirit (1 Peter 1:15)."

"Satan rejoices when we are inconsistent, because he knows that an inconsistent Christian is an ineffective Christian-or worse."

"Sometimes we face “gray areas,” things that aren't necessarily forbidden by the Bible but still may not belong in our lives."

"Bible teaching about the Second Coming of Christ was thought of as “doomsday” preaching. But not anymore. It is the only ray of hope that shines as an ever brightening beam in a darkening world."

"When the family is destroyed, society eventually disintegrates."

"Idolatrous beliefs have eroded the foundations of truth. Whether ancient or modern, all have posed alternatives to the biblical way of approaching God."

"What relationships need strengthening in your life? Don't wait for them to grow cold or bitter, but ask God to help you strengthen them by putting God's love into action-begin today."

"[Multitudes] have never been born again. They will go into eternity lost-while thinking they are saved because they belong to the church, or were baptized."

"Sometimes we get a little tired of the burdens of life, but it is exhilarating to know that Jesus Christ will meet us at the end of life's journey."

"Only [God] can convict nonbelievers of their sins, only He can convince them of the truth of the Gospel."

"Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do."

"Life is sacred and given to us by God; for that reason we must never condone the deliberate, unnatural taking of life."

"The greatest way to witness is through the life you live. Let the radiance of your Christian life be such that it will make [others] ask questions about your [faith]."

"The blood of Christ justifies and saves us . . .The word justification means “just as if you had never sinned."

"Do others see something of Christ in your life? Do they see a “family resemblance” to Him by the way you live?"

"Today there are more people who know the words to a television commercial than know the words in the Bible."

"Faith literally means “to give up, surrender, or commit.” Faith is complete confidence."

"From the beginning of time until the present moment, man's ungodly quest for power, his determination to use his gift of free choice for his own selfish ends, has brought him to the brink of doom."

"No matter how advanced its progress, any generation that neglects its spiritual and moral life is going to disintegrate."

"Some people have said that man has improved . . . [and] that if Christ came back today, He would not be crucified but would be given a glorious reception. Christ does come to us every day in the form of Bibles that we do not read, in the form of churches that we do not attend, in the form of human need that we pass by. I am convinced that if Christ came back today, He would be crucified more quickly than He was two thousand years ago. Sin never improves. Human nature has not changed."

"Can the sin of one or a few cause suffering for many? The answer, of course, is yes, for no sin is isolated in the life of the sinner. It spreads like poison gas into every available crevice."

"God requires something of us. We must confess our spiritual poverty, renounce our sins, and turn by faith to His Son, Jesus Christ. When we do that, we are born again. He gives us a new nature. He puts a little bit of heaven down in our souls."

"My wife has said that a bitter, sour Christianis one of Satan's greatest trophies-and she's right."

"There is nothing which indicates the inspiration of the Scriptures more than the factual and faithful record of men and their failures . . .These records are for our warning and instruction. They show us how sinful man needs God."

"We should not covet or expect the praise of ungodly men . . . the very fact that they are inclined to persecute us is proof that we are “not of the world."

"Don't make the mistake of thinking that because God is love everything is going to be sweet, beautiful, and happy and that no one will be punished for his sins . . . God's love provided the cross of Jesus, by which we can have forgiveness and cleansing."

"I missed the joy of seeing our children grow and change. I thank God for watching over them during those years."

"Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has."

"Nations rise, they flourish for a time, and then they decline. Eventually every empire comes to an end; not even the greatest can last forever."

"People are little creatures with big capacities, finite beings with infinite desires, deserving nothing but demanding all. God made people with this huge capacity and desire in order that He might come in and completely satisfy that desire."

"The grace of God has been tested in the crucible of human experience, and has been found to be more than an equal for the problems and sins of humanity."

"It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person's true character."

"In our day many people are broad but shallow. Agnosticism, anxiety, and emptiness have gripped much of our world."

"Speak about the love of God and faces light up, but speak of God as a Judge, and our attitudes change."

"Never forget: Death was Satan's greatest victory."

"Our voices, our service, and our abilities are to be employed, primarily, for the glory of God."