Derick Dickens

“Without an ultimate authority for truth, all human striving has no ultimate value, and life itself becomes futile. Modern trends in preaching that deny the authority of the Word 8 in the name of intellectual sophistication lead to a despairing subjectivism in which people do what is right in their own eyes— a state whose futility Scripture has clearly articulated (Judg. 21: 25).”
― Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon

“There is no proper way to discuss what God will do in the future unless we have our feet firmly planted in biblical teaching about what God has done in the past.”
― Kim Riddlebarger, A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times

“the first step towards obtaining the righteousness of God is to renounce our own righteousness.”
― Daniel M. Doriani, Romans

“Long ago Augustine simply summarized, “When the Bible speaks, God speaks.”
― Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon