What They Said

“Love was the moving, controlling attribute in God's great expedient of saving sinners. Justice may have demanded it, holiness may have required it, wisdom may have planned it, and power may have executed it, but love originated the whole, and was the moving cause in the heart of God;….”

"The life of many religious people, I fear, in this age, is nothing better than a continual course of spiritual dram-drinking. They are always morbidly craving fresh excitement; and they seem to care little what it is if they only get it."

"The type of religion which rejoices in the pious sound of traditional phrases, regardless of their meanings, or shrinks from "controversial" matters, will never stand amid the shocks of life."

“Men live to God when they live according to the will of God, to the glory of God, with God inwardly working in them.”

"God is not asking you to come to Christ just to attain peace of mind or to make you a better businessman or woman.  You were created to worship.  God wants you to know His redemption so you will desire to worship and praise Him."

"The answer to the problem of existence is that the infinite-personal, triune God is there, and that infinite-personal, triune God is not silent."

"The glory of God transcends all creaturely glory.  Indeed what glory may be found in this world is borrowed or derived from the Creators hand."

"For another thing, if you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it."

“Thus, when a man has a proper call, and a competent fund of general knowledge, he learns to preach, by learning to acquire a confidence, not in himself, but in his cause, and in him in whose name he speaks."

"You must begin with God.  Then you begin to understand everything in its proper context.   All things fit into shape and form when you begin with God."

"The world looks, shrugs its shoulders and turns away.  It has not seen even the beginning of a living church in the midst of a dying culture.  It has not seen the beginning of what Jesus indicates is the final apologetic - observable oneness among true Christians who are truly brothers in Christ."

"There is nothing easy about becoming holy.  Yet the Bible does make it easy for us to know what holiness is supposed to look like.  The fruits of the Spirit -- that is where our focus  must be."

"The true Christian is one whose religion is in his heart and life. It is felt by himself in his heart. It is seen by others in his conduct and life."

“In the first place, be cautious that you do not degenerate into the spirit of a mere hearer, so as to place the chief stress of your profession upon running hither and thither after preachers.”

"The Presence of God in our midst - bringing a sense of Godly fear and reverence - this largely missing today."

"Christians, of all people, should not be the destroyers.  We should treat nature with an overwhelming respect.  We may cut down a tree to build a house, or to make a fire to keep the family warm.  But we should not cut down the tree just to cut down the tree."

"True transformation comes by gaining a new understanding of God, ourselves, and the world.  What we are after ultimately is to be conformed to the image of Christ."

"Strive to live a holy life. Walk worthy of the Church to which you belong. Live like citizens of heaven. Let your light shine before men, so that the world may profit by your conduct."

“God formed us originally for himself, and has therefore given the human mind such a vastness of desire, such a thirst for happiness as he alone can answer;  and therefore, till we seek our rest in Him, in vain we seek it elsewhere.”

"The beautiful part of worship is that it prepares you and enables you to zero in on the important things that must be done for God."

"It is the same when we have dominion over nature: it is not ours.  It belongs to God, and we are to exercise our dominion over these things not as though entitled to exploit them, but as things borrowed or held in trust."

"The saints of Scripture were called saints not because they were already pure but because they were people who were set apart and called to purity."

"The man whose soul is "growing," finds more in Christ to rest upon every year, and rejoices more that he has such a Saviour."

“Colleges can never make up for a lack of the knowledge of Christ.”

"God has provided His salvation that we might be, individually and personally, vibrant children of God, loving God with all our hearts and worshipping Him in beauty and holiness."

"It is the Biblical view of nature that gives nature a value in itself; not to be used merely as an argument in apologetics, but of value in itself because God made it."

"The one who makes it his daily business to eat daily from the tree of life, will have no appetite for other fruit, even though the tree that bears them seems to stand in the midst of paradise"

"The hour is daily drawing nearer when the reality of our Christianity will be tested, and it will be seen whether we have built on "the rock" or on "the sand."

“Every drop of rain hits its appointed target, and every dust particle  is carried by the wind to its appointed resting place.”

"The reason we come away so cold from reading the Word, is because we do not warm ourselves at the fire of meditation."