Whatever call a man may pretend to have, if he has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been called to the ministry

If the Savior has not sanctified you, renewed you, given you a hatred of sin and a love of holiness, He has nothing in you of a saving character.

Every generation needs regeneration.

Persecution is the heirloom of the church, and the ensign of the elect.

That crafty kindness which inveigles me to sacrifice principle is the serpent in the grass -- deadly to the incautious wayfarer.

The power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret. If a man can but pray he can do anything. He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has Heaven and earth at his disposal.

He who is surety is never sure himself. Take advice, and never be security for more than you are quite willing to lose. Remember the word of the wise man: He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, and he that hateth suretyship is sure.

Holy service in constant fellowship with God is heaven below.

You will find all true theology summed up in these two short sentences: Salvation is all of the grace of God. Damnation is all of the will of man.

A Bible that's falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn't.