“While man is God's creature, 'tis impossible that he should not owe all possible subjection and obedience to God his Maker. He must first cease to be a creature, or God cease to be His rightful and supreme Governor, before the obligation to obey God can cease.”

“Love ceases to be a demon only when he ceases to be a god.”

“How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly.”

“Our obedience is God's pleasure when it proves that God is our treasure. This is good news, because it means very simply that the command to obey is the command to be happy in God. The commandments of God are only as hard to obey as the promises of God are hard to believe. The Word of God is only as hard to obey as the beauty of God is hard to cherish.”

“If force compels obedience, there is no need to invoke a duty to obey, and if force ceases to compel obedience, there is no longer any obligation.”

“When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.”

“Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God.”