Christians have a new identity. We are no longer 'in Adam' but 'in Christ'; no longer in the flesh but in the Spirit.

How do we bring glory to God? The Bible’s short answer is: by growing more and more like Jesus Christ.

My security as a Christian does not reside in the strength of my faith but in the indestructibili ty of my Savior.

Love is not maximum emotion. Love is maximum commitment.

Thinking that I deserve heaven is a sure sign I have no understanding of the gospel.

Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.

True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!

There is nothing more important to learn about Christian growth than this: Growing in grace means becoming like Christ.

Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you

Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian

The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.

Disbelief held me down inside my footsteps, making my body heavy but my heart wild.

It was a light which gave solidity to everything and drew colour out from the heart of objects.

My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it.

You must question everything. You have to always ask why, and if you do not understand the answer, you ask again.

When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.

Nature won't be summoned to order and won't be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught.

We live in a world so utterly infused with digitality that it makes even the slightest action ripple across the collection of data bases we call the web.

Detest it [a certain difficult mathematics problem] just as much as lewd intercourse; it can deprive you of all your leisure, your health, your rest, and the whole happiness of your life.

Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.

My parents were worried about me, certainly when I became so deeply interested in music and people like the New York Dolls who, at the time, were very peculiar indeed.