I have never for one instant seen clearly within myself. How then would you have me judge the deeds of others?
Sunday is the best day of the week because we celebrate the risen Christ of the cross in the local church, the dearest place on earth.
Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel.
No matter the severity of suffering we experience in this life, it will always be less that what we have deserved for our sins
Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him.
If you crossed Matthew Henry's path, you would quickly realize that here was someone taking thankful notice of all God was doing for him, and doing so in an attractively joyful way that was infectious.
As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need to keep growing in rightly understanding and applying this doctrine. Be assured that this is no less true if you're a pastor or teacher or ministry worker. There's no pastoral privilege in relation to sin. There's no ministry exemption from the opposition of the flesh. There's only a heightened responsibility to oppose sin and to weaken the flesh, as an example to the flock.
You are by yourself for the best years of your life. You sleep in airports. If it doesn't kill you it makes you strong.
Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.
I am married to a girl from Hamburg, so no one need tell me about the dangers of living in a German dominated household.
Proving one's freedom will often mean insisting on the most arbitrary, odd, unrepeatable aspects of one's behavior.