If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.

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.

I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.

Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

There is no dignity in television.

I think we can all agree that sleeping around is a great way to meet people.

The practice of charity will bind us...will bind all men in one great brotherhood.

Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.

We love kitties, gawd bless their little whiskers, and we don't give a damn whether they or we are superior or inferior! They're confounded pretty, and that's all we know and all we need to know!

I always had a good dexterity. The story in my family goes that at the age of 3 I could thread needles faster than anybody.

I've always considered movies evil; the day that cinema was invented was a black day for mankind.