“Why would we spend our lives being amused by the dim hue of the television when we could be breathlessly enraptured in the blazing brilliance of Christ’s glory? Let us keep our eyes on Christ, the Author and Perfecter of the faith. In so doing, we will have little appetite for the fading illusions of this passing world.”1
“Consider this simple thought. The Lord could have made everything brown. Brown grass, brown flowers, brown sky, brown sea. But He didn’t. There is much for us to enjoy in the variety and the beauty of His creation. These things illustrate His essential goodness. God is good. His goodness is seen in all His works.”
“Many today seem to think that the goal of the Christian life is for Jesus to make us healthy, wealthy, and happy. But if that’s true, somebody forgot to tell the apostle Paul.”
“Let’s begin with a simple assumption. Since God has a will for us, He must want us to know it. If so, then we could expect Him to communicate it to us in the most obvious way. And how would that be? Through the Bible, His revelation.”
“When you remember who owns you, acknowledge the covenant of obedience you made at salvation, recognize sin as a violation of your relationship with God, learn to control your imagination, and live to advance God’s kingdom, you will become a self-disciplined person who pleases the Lord.”
“When we talk about worship, we are talking about something we give to God. Modern Christianity seems committed instead to the idea that God should be giving to us.”
“It is truly comforting to be able to talk to the One who has experienced it all and emerged successful every time.”
“Truth cannot be subjective; there is no such thing as your truth or my truth. Truth is forever fixed. Authentic Christianity has always held that Scripture is absolute, objective truth. The Bible is God’s truth regardless of whether a person believes, understands, or likes it. It is permanent and universal truth, and therefore, is the same for everyone.”
“There is one God. The Bible has one Creator. It is one book. It has one plan of grace, recorded from initiation, through execution, to consummation. From predestination to glorification, the Bible is the story of God redeeming His chosen people for the praise of His glory.”
“The Christian life is a call to glory through a journey of suffering.”
“God sends His people forth as ambassadors into a fallen, lost world, bearing amazing good news.”
“Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, not even our own disobedience or our failure to love Him as we should. We can be thankful for His love which is unending and will reach out to recover us.”
“Paul’s supreme passion was to see men saved. He cared nothing for personal comfort, popularity, or reputation. He offered no compromise of the gospel, because he knew it is the only power available that can change lives for eternity.”
“Hopelessness is one reason men have devised so many false religions. People must have some kind of expectation for the future if they are to survive the present. Some people delude themselves with false hopes, and others escape through drink or drugs. All that is because life without hope is not worth living.”
“God won’t always shield you from persecution, but He will honor your integrity and give you strength to endure any trial that comes your way. Praise Him for His all-sufficient grace!”
“For confidence in the future, trust the Word.”
“The end of your life must be secure before the present can be stable.”
1 All of these quotes are from the website below: