A loving God who has no wrath is no God. He is an idol of our own making as much as if we carved Him out of stone.
I cannot have God in my heart if he is not in my head. Before I can believe in, I must believe that.
Wealth is not wisdom’s goal, but is often wisdom’s reward.
The grand difference between a human being and a Supreme being is precisely this: Apart from God I cannot exist; apart from me God does exist. God does not need me in order for Him to be. I do need God in order for me to be. We are dependent. We are fragile. This is how we differ from God.
Why would the disciples invent a God whose holiness was more terrifying than the forces of nature that provoked them to invent a god in the first place?
What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God?
We persevere because we are preserved by our High Priest’s intercession.
God is not blind; neither is He capricious. For Him there are no accidents. With God there are no cases of chance events.
The atonement is a multifaceted event-Jesus is shown providing surety for our debt to God, mediating the enmity between us and God, and offering Himself as a substitute to suffer God’s judgment in our place.
If the being of God ceased for one second, the universe would disappear.
For a work to be considered good it must not only conform outwardly to the law of God, but it must be motivated inwardly by a sincere love for God.
It is one thing to fall victim to the flood or to fall prey to cancer; it is another thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
There’s a long and sacred history of the use of X to symbolize the name of Christ, and from its origin, it has meant no disrespect.
We are not doomed to an ultimate conflict with no hope of resolution. The message of the Scripture is one of victory – full, final and ultimate victory. It is not our doom that is certain, but Satan’s. His head has been crushed by the heel of Christ, who is the Alpha and Omega.
To be conformed to this world is to risk the loss of one’s eternal soul.
Dead men do not cooperate with grace. Unless regeneration takes place first, there is no possibility of faith.
Only a true faith that applies God’s Word to everything-incl uding economics-will lead to the revival and reformation our culture needs so badly.
Dr. Boice’s commentary series is a treasure for the church and for her pastors. No expository preacher can afford to be without it.
The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.
Look to the Bible and not your feelings as the basis of the Christian life.