Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.

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.

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

In sum, the purpose is to contest the popular view, because popular opinions are so frequently found to be untimely, misled (by propaganda), or plainly wrong.

We're burnin' daylight!

I would rather have India reduced to a state of pauperism than have thousands of drunkards in our midst.

Once you're able to look like an idiot and be OK with it, it opens up your potential.

God looks with favor at pure, not full, hands.

I was a good student, sort of funny and athletic. I had friends.

There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.

No religious reading, instruction or exercise, shall be prescribed or practiced [in the elementary schools] inconsistent with the tenets of any religious sect or denomination.