Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
David didn’t need to know
David didn’t need to know Goliath’s strength because he already knew God’s.
Perfect faith trusts God
Perfect faith doesn’t move God. It moves us to trust God even when He doesn’t seem to be moving.
Lukewarm people
Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. – Francis Chan
Bad people good
Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good but to make dead people alive.
Man’s greatest achievement
To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances; To seek him, the greatest adventure; To find him, the greatest human achievement. – Raphael Simon
