There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit.

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.

She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception.

It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos.

The mind can never foresee its own advance

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.

It's not Beirut or Bosnia.

When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.

Where are the Robert Redfords and Paul Newmans of my age group? I love James Franco, but where's the next James Franco? Where are the hunks who can act?

I am the first African-American chairman of any major conservation organization in history. That's a big step.

We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.

I don't think that I've had a career like anyone else's, but there are hosts and hosts of actors whose careers I admire.