I certainly respect other people’s opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.
There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you’ll stand firm if you stand on His love.
You can’t tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God… So I think the distinction is that there’s a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher.
On Sunday morning, I’m not nervous… I can’t wait to tell what God wants me to say.
The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God’s family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.
An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.
The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
When trouble comes, focus on God’s ability to care for you.
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.
Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It’s impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.
God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision.
Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn’t ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.
Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.
To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God’s responses.
When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.
We are either in the process of resisting God’s truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth.
When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.
The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan’s attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.
He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.
Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.
If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.
When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.