The purity of man is the absence of something, the purity of Jesus is the presence of something.
The Cross of Christ is the crux of history. Without the Cross, history cannot be defined or corrected.
Everyone – pantheist, atheist, skeptic, polytheist – has to answer these questions: ‘Where did I come from? What is life’s meaning? How do I define right from wrong and what happens to me when I die?’ Those are the fulcrum points of our existence.
Only God is able to humble us without humiliating us and to exalt us without flattering us.
Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous. For example, if I have evil intent and I galvanize that evil intent with many others, the capacity to destroy is immense. Where goodness is the motive, unity is phenomenal and actually has some good issues to it.
Like a child who suddenly stops sobbing when he is clasped in the arms of his mother, such will be the grip of heaven upon our souls.
Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing.
Our intellect is not intended to be an end in itself, but only a means to the very mind of God.
The purpose of prayer and of God’s call in your life isn’t to make you number one in the world’s eyes but to make Him number one in your life.
We cannot discuss human rights, when we are denying people the right to live.
Jesus came to save souls in his fathers name with love and only love that is why he turned up as a man, so why can’t we see his real message?
I am absolutely convinced that meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain; meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure. And that is why we find ourselves emptied of meaning with our pantries still full.
One often sees a call only in retrospect. This too is God’s design. God often reinforces our faith after we trust him, not before.
It was not the volume of sin that sent Christ to the cross; it was the fact of sin.
The first and foremost reality is that suffering and death are not only enemies of life, but a means of reminding us of life’s twin realities, love and hate.
As I see our world, I have never seen greater confusion, greater loss of meaning, greater uncertainty, and greater fear of what looms in front of us. Politics has gotten out of control everywhere. Nobody sees a mascot or a leader, and everyone wants to know what really lies ahead here.
The primary purpose of a home is to reflect and to distribute the love of Christ. Anything that usurps that is idolatrous.
The grace of forgiveness, because God Himself has paid the price, is a Christian distinctive and stands splendidly against our hate-filled, unforgiving world. God’s forgiveness gives us a fresh start.
The use or abuse of Christianity in contradiction to the very message of the gospel reveals not the gospel for what it is, but the heart of man. That is why atheism is so bankrupt as a view of life, for it miserably fails to deal with the human condition as it really is.
Where the eye is focused, there the imagination finds its raw material. The right focus must be won at immense cost and discipline. Train the eye to see the good, and the imagination will follow suit.