I cannot have God in my heart if he is not in my head. Before I can believe in, I must believe that.

Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.

A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.

To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.

When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it’s with me.

It is one thing to believe in God; it is quite another to believe God.

God is not going to negotiate His holiness... in order to accommodate us.

Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.

We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.

We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.

God does not rule by the consent of His subjects but by His sovereign authority. His reign extends over me whether I vote for Him or not.

A person who is humble would never be abusive or selfish

The constant tug between nature and civilization is what keeps on our toes. Though of course, that did rather beg the question of how you defined nature and how you defined civilization.

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.

'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming.

There are three sides to every argument. Yours. The other guy's. And the right side.

We've pretended too much in our family, Luke, and hidden far too much. I think we're all going to pay a high price for our inability to face the truth.

The best answer to the problem of evil is not one so much found on paper but on wood.

You show me someone who's led a perfect life and I'll show you a dullard.

Radio is just a fashion contrivance that will soon die out. It is obvious that there never will be invented a proper receiver!