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Spiritual leadership ought to be given to those who have proven themselves under stress.
God expects believers to improve their attitude in giving as well as their giving itself.
God is glorified when His people find satisfaction in Him and in His provisions for them.
Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.
Hearing alone is less effective in learning God's truth than hearing combined with reading.
The generous giver, demonstrating the nature of God by his behavior, can never outgive God.
God wants believers to take an interest in the well-being of the society in which they live.
God chooses people not for what He can do for them, but for the good they can do for others.
God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.
Our identity as the people of God is marked primarily by our faithfulness in obedience to Him.
The choice of a mate is crucial because no one has a greater influence on our spiritual lives.
Celebration is best done in the company of others who can rejoice with us over God's goodness.
Kindness that allows barriers to one's relationship with God to spring up is self-destructive.
The believer who feels the agony caused by rebellion will grow to become the best intercessor.
What we do in public determines our reputation; what we do in private determines our character.
God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous.
God is able to transform the hostile intentions of wicked people into blessings for His people.
Christians must allow no unclean thing to interfere with a harmonious relationship with Christ.
A healthy relationship with God is built on the internal changes He brings about through Christ.
Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.
Fear of God and love for God coexist happily in the heart of people who are rightly related to Him.
The health of marriage and the health of society are bound together; as one goes, so goes the other.
Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.
There is no limit to what God's people can expect their God to do if they are rightly related to Him.
Some believers tend to forget God's persistent faithfulness in the face of the spectacular and showy.
God's Word calls His people to adore Him exclusively and completely and to love people as themselves.
Individual believers are not to usurp the role of civil government and judge people who are offensive.
Grace is always given freely by God, but grace received should always issue in a joyous delight in Him.
Love is one factor - but not the only on - that God uses to promote the permanence of the marriage bond.
God supplies the needs of His people according to their needs but does not ordinarily allow stockpiling.
God chose Israel not because they were superior but because of what He could do through them for others.
There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.
Exposure to false doctrine places a person at risk not just for theological errors but for moral failure.
The person who believes he must earn the right to go through the door of eternal life will miss the mark.
Compassion for victims is sometimes forgotten in a misapplied concern for their oppressors and murderers.
The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.
The worship practices of the people of God are to be marked by devotion to Him and compassion to the needy.
It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.
In God's pattern of justice, He takes the risk of the guilty going free but not the innocent being punished.
Giving works best when the Lord's portion is removed first and believers learn to live within the remainder.
In any spiritual undertaking, God's first order of business is to see to the spiritual health of His people.
Many people find spiritual growth possible only when times are hard; prosperity tends to promote complacency.
Sometimes believers are hampered in their public effectiveness by limitations that are no fault of their own.
Before we can pray for God's blessing, we should ask ourselves if our disobedience could hinder his blessing.
God is not naïve in the giving of His laws; He anticipates our disobedience even as He commands our obedience.
While catastrophes do enter the lives of godly people, they attach themselves far more to people who reject Him.
Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak.
Although the world places a premium on the latest things, some realities are discovered by looking into the past.
God leads His people whether they are obedient or rebellious, but His leading is far more pleasant when they obey.
A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.