A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have. |
It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words? |
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man. |
If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me. |
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. Topics: Age |
A good example is far better than a good precept. |
There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. |
There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things. |
Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy. |
We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people. |
No man can resolve himself into Heaven. |
Character is what a man is in the dark. |
We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. |
God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones. |
A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian... and most of all, his family ought to know. Topics: Christianity |
Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest. |
Death may be the King of terrors... but Jesus is the King of kings! |
Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me. |
The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible. |
We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God. |