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America has probably been the most successful experiment in history. The American Dream was a glorious attempt. It was built on a religious foundation. Its earliest concepts came from Holy Scripture.

Don’t let the acids of bitterness eat away inside. Learn the secret of trusting Christ in every circumstance.

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.

Envy and greed always—always—exact a terrible price. I have never met an envious or greedy person who was at peace.

The Bible warns us against greed and selfishness, it does encourage frugality and thrift.

The Bible sees greed as a form of idolatry, because a greedy person worships things instead of God. Greed and envy have their roots in selfishness.

Bitterness is anger gone sour, an attitude of deep discontent that poisons our souls and destroys our peace.

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.

Life is not a matter of dollars and cents, houses and lands, earning capacity and financial achievement. Greed must not be allowed to make man the slave of wealth.

Greed is an unreasonable or all-absorbing desire to acquire things or wealth. One test of greed is that it is never satisfied. Greed is repeatedly condemned in the Bible.

Anger makes us lash out at others, destroying relationships and revealing our true nature. The history of the human race is largely the history of its anger.

We need to be on guard against greed . . . above all we need to make sure our lives are centered in Christ and not things.

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.

Our minds must be set always to seek the will of the Lord. Following the progressive discipline revealed through the Bible will result in a walk of obedience to God.

There are many irritations in life. They become prime opportunities for Satan to lead us into evil passion. Keep anger clear of bitterness, spite, or hatred.

Christ never told his disciples that they would get an Academy Award for their performances, but He did tell them to expect to have troubles.

Jesus Christ spoke frankly to His disciples concerning the future . . .In unmistakable language He told them that discipleship means a life of self-denial, and the bearing of a cross.

Many Christians want the benefits of their belief, but they hesitate at the cost of discipleship.

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.

To be a disciple of Jesus means to learn from Him, to follow Him. The cost may be high.

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.

An evangelist is like a newscaster on television or a journalist writing for a newspaper . . . except that the evangelist’s mission is to tell the Good News that never changes.

Itinerant evangelists are the most important ambassadors and messengers on earth. They are a mighty army, spreading out across the world with a vision to reach their own people for Christ.

On the cross Christ took upon Himself every sin we’ve ever committed—including anger.

Anger flees when the Spirit’s fruit fills our hearts.

Some evangelists spend too much time thinking and even planning about how to achieve visible results. This is an easy trap to fall into.

Nowhere do the Scriptures tell us to seek results, nor do the Scriptures rebuke evangelists if the results are meager.

The Bible opens with a tragedy and ends in a triumph.

The Bible is God’s love letter to us.

The whole world ought to know the story of the Bible.

Some of the strongest warnings about judgment in the Bible come from the lips of Jesus.

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

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.

Let the study of the Bible become central in your life—not just so you will know it, but that you will obey it.

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

The central theme of the Bible is salvation, and the central personality of the Bible is Christ.

The Bible is God’s book of promises, and, unlike the books of men, it does not change or get out of date.

The Bible is to be our basis of authority. We must “by faith” accept [Jesus] as the Son of the living God. This sounds narrow and intolerant, and in a sense it is!

People from all walks of life are searching for answers to life’s problems. I believe the Bible has the answer to man’s deepest needs.

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

Each of us has our reference point and as a Christian the reference point by which I measure my life and thought is the Bible.

I don’t think people can live without hope. What oxygen is to the lungs, hope is to our survival in this world. And the Bible is filled with hope.

The Bible is the only Book in the world that predicts the future. The Bible is more modern than tomorrow morning’s newspaper.

The Bible is the constant fountain for faith, conduct, and inspiration from which we drink daily.

People reading the Bible for the first time are often surprised to discover how much human drama it contains. Almost every conceivable human dilemma and conflict is reflected in its pages.

The blood of Christ “purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9 NIV).

God gave the Bible to us because He wants us to know Him and love Him and serve Him. Most of all, He gave it to us so we can become more like Christ.

God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to the Bible.

The Bible stands as the supreme Constitution for all mankind, its laws applying equally to all who live under its domain, without exception or special interpretation.

The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy.