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A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

A good memory is one of the most precious assets of spiritual living.

A healthy relationship with God is built on the internal changes He brings about through Christ.

All believers can increase their commitment to God by reflecting on His faithfulness and by considering the forms such commitment should assume in their experience.

Although God's people find many successes in the world, they must not fall prey to a spirit of pride. We succeed not because of our moral superiority but because of the faithfulness of our divine intercessor and because of the great mercy of God.

Although spiritual growth puts our wills to the test, after the battle has been won, we recognize that the Lord is the true victor in the struggle.

Although their parents died in the wilderness for their stubbornness, Israel could profit from the older generation's failure by remembering that God had used adversity to train them.

Although the world places a premium on the latest things, some realities are discovered by looking into the past.

An enriched capacity for rejoicing is an expanded capacity for worship.

Attachments to older forms of worship may be comfortable, but they may contain elements of falsehood that make them unacceptable to God.

Before we can pray for God's blessing, we should ask ourselves if our disobedience could hinder his blessing.

Believers are inclined to attribute their spiritual successes to their godliness when it would be more accurate to connect them with God's faithfulness.

Believers have just as much to fear from legalism as from waywardness. The first detracts from the beauty of the message, while the second mars it content.

Believers should be more concerned for God's opinion of them than for what human opponents might do to their bodies.

By definition, if man contributes anything toward acceptance by God, he loses everything. God expects man to be the recipient, not the originator. Jesus paid it all, not 99% of it. Paul wrote, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast

Chastening is a mark of affection, not a sign of rejection.

Celebration is best done in the company of others who can rejoice with us over God's goodness.

Christians must allow no unclean thing to interfere with a harmonious relationship with Christ.

Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak.

Common sense religion emphasizes the human contributions that are supposed to move the deity. Valid worship always begins with recognition of what God has already done.

Compassion for victims is sometimes forgotten in a misapplied concern for their oppressors and murderers.

Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.

Conversion engages the mind as well as the emotions.

Curiosity is an enormous challenge to godly living.

Demons lie behind much of the world's pagan worship systems.

Distance is no barrier to the love of God.

Equal justice under law is a spiritual as well as a civic principle.

Even guilty people deserve to be treated as those made in the image of God.

Even the wisest people learn little from their successes; God warns His people against allowing their victories (which He will grant) to lead them into pride and spiritual indifference. Instead, they should pay close attention to God's Word.

Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.

Exposure to false doctrine places a person at risk not just for theological errors but for moral failure.

False teaching - anything that would weaken the believer's ties to his Lord - must be confronted wherever it appears, even if that confrontation requires painful correction.

Father, we ask that you give us a passion for the truth and not merely a hatred of falsehood. Keep us concerned for the spiritual health of people but open to your own rebukes from your mighty Word.

Fear of God and love for God coexist happily in the heart of people who are rightly related to Him.

Fear of the right type can be beneficial to the people of God (see Prov. 1:7), but the fear of man's hostile intentions seldom fits that category.

Giving works best when the Lord's portion is removed first and believers learn to live within the remainder.

God delights in providing His people with material gain and comfort, although prosperity can pose a threat to spiritual well-being.

God delights to see His people rejoice in what He has provided.

God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people.

God expects believers to improve their attitude in giving as well as their giving itself.

God is able to transform the hostile intentions of wicked people into blessings for His people.

God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.

God is glorified when His people find satisfaction in Him and in His provisions for them.

God is not naïve in the giving of His laws; He anticipates our disobedience even as He commands our obedience.

God leads His people whether they are obedient or rebellious, but His leading is far more pleasant when they obey.

God ought to be given the choice portion of our wealth and not its dregs.

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.

God realizes His people need protection from the pains and heartaches of the world.

God's love does not depend on the current spiritual condition of those He loves.