You go up to the devil and ask if he knows he's a sinner and he'll say, "Well, yes I am! And a mighty fine one at that!"

I have given God countless reasons not to love me. None of them has been strong enough to change Him.

The true convert does not receive the gospel as an addition to his previous life, but in exchange for it.

If Jesus Christ isn't strong enough to motivate you to live biblically, you don't know Him at all.

You are a steward of every moment, of every talent, of every gift, of every resource that God has given you. Chose wisely what you do today!

People tell me judge not lest ye be judged. I always tell them, twist not scripture lest ye be like satan

God saved you for Himself; God saved you by Himself; God saved you from Himself.

All my weak days have a common cause - I have neglected communion with God through my neglect of the Scriptures & prayer. When will I learn?

If a person professes faith in Christ and yet falls away or makes no progress in godliness, it does not mean that he has lost his salvation. It reveals that he was never truly converted.

Instead of telling them God has a wonderful plan for their life - tell them who God is.

Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation.

What a woman tells her lover in desireshould be written out on air & running water.

Writers start with a grain of sand, and then create a beach.

It is not enought to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their ulcers.

I do not believe that God has imposed suffering upon anyone to punish them or to teach them a lesson.

Nature is a vast repository of manly enjoyments.

The most direct and enduring way to reach the mind and imagination of the learner is through the mind, imagination and character of the outstanding teacher.

Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do.

I think I was going through a lot of change at 27, but I didn't know it was happening until it was over.