If grace is obligated it is no longer grace. The very essence of grace is that it is undeserved.

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.

Well, sir, it is precisely my notion that one sees and learns most of all by observing our younger generations.

So to all who are situated as I am, I would say--Grow up as fast as you can.

Isn't better to excel in your work than wasting time on fruitless things ... after all to become the history, you have to write it.

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'

If you're waiting for the job, you're dead.

Do you know what it's like to like someone so much you can't stand it and know that they'll never feel the same way

I just want to put a feeling in all the music I make. It's a part of me. It's a story. I'm always and I'll always be working on it.

We reason deeply, when we forcibly feel.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.