63 Quotes by J. Vernon McGee

When a man and a woman give themselves to each other in an act of marital love, they can know the love of Christ as no one else can know it.

Do-gooders – if theyd only do good.

If you feel that you can follow a few little rules or some clever gimmicks to make you a mature Christian, then you have fallen into a subtle trap of legalism.

Babies cannot eat meat but some adults like milk.

When God speaks, when the Word speaks, energy is translated into matter. What is atomic fission? It is matter translated back into energy – poof! it disappears. Creation began with energy. In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God. The Word was God.

From the line of Nathan came Mary the mother of Jesus. From Solomon came Joseph, Mary’s husband. The Lord Jesus Christ received the blood line and the legal title to the throne of David through Nathan and Solomon.

Our Lord even gives you suffering that you might share the comfort you receive from Him with somebody who is suffering!

The fig tree without fruit is symbolic, in my opinion, of the nation Israel. The owner of the fig tree expected it to bear fruit and was disappointed when it was barren. He had the unquestioned right to take the fruit and to act in judgment by cutting down the tree. Israel had been promised blessings if they walked in the light God had given them and curses if they rejected the light.

The sin of David stands out like a tar-baby in a field of snow, like a blackberry in a bowl of cream. It may cause us to miss the greatness of the man. Remember that sin was the exception in David’s life – not the pattern of it. The Word of God does not play down the sin of David; it does not whitewash the man. God doesn’t say it is not sin. God is going to call it sin, and David will be punished for it.