Any hope that is not founded on the clear, unmistakable teaching of God's Word is absolutely worthless. Any hope founded on that Book is a sure hope; any hope that is not built upon that Book is not worth anything.
I would rather believe and preach unpleasant truth than to believe and preach pleasant error.
The failure to put faith in Jesus Christ is not a mere misfortune, it is a sin, a grievous sin, an appalling sin, a damning sin.
Is it cruel to tell men the truth? Is it not the kindest thing one can do to declare the whole counsel of God and to point out to men the full measure of their danger?
The cruelest man on earth is the man who believes the stern things we are told in the Word of God about the penalties of sin, but keeps back from declaring them because they are unpopular.
If you steer your course according to this Book, you steer safely; if you steer your course according to your own feelings, according to the speculation of the petty philosopher or theologian, according to anything but the clear declaration of the only Book of God, you steer your course to shipwreck.
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