In both the Old Testament and the new, the picture of a wedding is given to represent the relationship between God and Israel and Christ and His church. Look at this picture: “Salvation from sin involves much more than a persons knowing about Christ, or even having ‘good feelings’ toward Christ. Salvation comes when the sinner commits himself or herself to Jesus Christ and says, ‘I do!’ Then the believer immediately enters into the joys of this spiritual marriage relationship: bearing His name, sharing His wealth and power, enjoying His love and protection, and one day living in His glorious home in heaven. When you are ‘married to Christ,’ life becomes a wedding feast, in spite of trials and difficulties”–Warren Wiersbe, Be Diligent, 57.

“If the church was worth Christ’s blood, is it not worth our labor?”–John Stott.

“Yes–I know all the excuses. I know that one can worship the Creator and dedicate oneself to good living in a grove of trees, or by a running brook, or in one’s own house, just as well as in church. But I also know that as a matter of cold fact the average man does not thus worship or dedicate himself”–President Teddy Roosevelt.

“Just wondering: If your faith won’t take you to church, will it get you to heaven?”–Rocky Henriques, The Timothy Report (www.timothyreport.com).

“The virtue of courage is prerequisite  for the practice of all other virtues otherwise one is virtuous only when virtue has no cost”–C.S. Lewis.

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