When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it was fulfilled not in reference to the apostles only.

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.

The first kiss plummeted him down a hole and popped him out into a world he thought he could get along in—as if he’d been pulling hard the wrong way and was now turned around headed downstream.

We - we need strength, we need energy, we need quickness and we need brain in this country to turn it around.

I can't say I'm thankful about being German because I sometimes experience it as a huge burden. But it is an integral part of me and I wouldn't want to escape it. I have accepted it.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

Music is my life, is my strong point, that's my love.

Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where you backbone ought to be.

We may be finding that in some blacks, when the choke hold is applied, the veins or arteries do not open up like in normal people.

I'd also remind people, if I were running for Presidency, that a long-term problem facing the budget is Social Security and Medicare.

A vice is a failure of desire

I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.