“This is Christ in His true and exalted form. He retains a perfect humanity, and, in His humanity, remembers and can relate to our weaknesses. Yet, for who He is, we are taking Him very lightly if we do not see principally His great glory, purity, holiness, and hatred of sin, all of which are an expression of His great love for the church to make us fit for relating to Him intimately and closely, even while being in otherwise unapproachable glory.”

“The common compromise of many in the Western churches (and even the world) betrays a lack of partnership in the tribulation of our time—tribulation that is happening at all times and in all places, and not somewhere merely beyond us. We would so often want the easy way out, or simply go along with cultural conventions and mores. In fact, there are some senses in which apparent or possible prosperity produces the most potent temptation to compromise, but we must be vigilant and recognize the enemy in this! Either we are partners in the tribulation happening to all the saints, or we are no saints…”

“The result of the gospel is that we are being made into His kingdom, priests forever to God. We are being made into a perfect class of priests under Christ, for the glory of God the Father forever and ever…”