“For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?”

Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.

Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.

Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.

Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

Christ is much more powerful to save, than Adam was to destroy.

The excellence of the Church does not consist in multitude but in purity.

Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.

When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.

When the Bible speaks, God speaks.

Satan is an astute theologian.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.

Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.

No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

A perfect faith is nowhere to be found, so it follows that all of us are partly unbelievers.

Holiness is not a merit by which we can attain communion with God, but a gift of Christ, which enables us to cling to him, and to follow him.

Fools always blame the fire when they burn their fingers.

Devout Christians are destined to be regarded as fools in modern society. We are fools for Christ’s sake. We must pray for courage to endure the scorn of the sophisticated world.

The earth destroys its fools, but the intelligent destroy the earth.

Woman’s advice has little value, but he who won’t take it is a fool.

Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

Now I will show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; That is–more knave than fool.

Who are a little wise the best fools be.

Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.