Quotable

The Scriptures say that you and I have an old nature called “the flesh” that is no good, an enemy of God, proud, boastful, and [which] insists upon having its own way. It is totally incapable of doing anything that pleases God. After the old nature has been to seminary or to a Bible school, to a church, to a summer conference, or to a seminar, it is still the old nature. The old nature is the Trojan horse within our gates—it is our enemy. The only One who can deal with this enemy is the indwelling Holy Spirit.

—J. Vernon McGee

A man may have great and eminent gifts…and yet be almost a Christian….[such] were they who will plead with Christ, “Lord, Lord, we have prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils….” A man may preach like an apostle, pray like an angel, and yet may have the heart of a devil. It is grace only that can change the heart….

—Matthew Mead