The world's theology is easy to define. It is the view that human beings are basically good, that no one is really lost, that belief in Jesus Christ is not necessary for salvation.

Preaching is the primary means of growth for the local church. There is a great deal of debate about this in our day, but it is the preaching of the Word that God most uses to build up a church, not only numerically but above all (and far more importantly) in spiritual depth and understanding of the people who make up the congregation.

Bible study is the most essential ingredient in the believer's spiritual life, because it is only in study of the Bible as that is blessed by the Holy Spirit that Christians hear Christ and discover what it means to follow Him.

The doctrines of grace stand or fall together, and together they point to one central truth: salvation is all of grace because it is all of God and because it is all of God, it is all for His glory.

A nation's strength is found not in the number of its laws but in the character of its people.

The chief problem with television is that, for those who watch it consistently, it undermines and eventually destroys the ability to think. This is because it communicates primarily images, not by words, and words are necessary if we are to perceive logical connections and make judgments as to what is right and wrong.

We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God.

No one ever truly comes to know, honor, or worship God without being changed in the process