The right of the people to a substantive part in the government of the Church is recognized and sanctioned by the apostles in almost every conceivable way.

The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema, if he preached another gospel.

The best evidence of the Bible's being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself.

To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.

The grace of God exalts a man without inflating him, and humbles a man without debasing him.

The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.

Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds on which our faith rests.

Sanctification is not a work of nature, but a work of grace. It is a transformation of character effected not by moral influences, but supernaturally by the Holy Spirit.

This is true religion, to approve what God approves, to hate what he hates, and to delight in what delights him

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied.

The doctrines of grace humble man without degrading him and exalt him without inflating him.

Creation of a pregnant imagination.

I pour blood on my naiveté, your apathy, and your betrayal tonight.

Nature deals the cards without thought or care, and there is no point in blaming the dealer. All we can do is make the best of the hands we have been dealt.

Remembering is part of thinking, but not all of it.

She had never imagined that the kiss would be so brief and desperate and wild. Or that it would taste of holy water. Holy water and blood.

Mediocre design provably wastes the world's resources, corrupts the environment, affects international competitiveness. Design is important.

We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?

Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam.

Shale gas, if left to flourish, could create several hundred thousand more jobs.