Quotes from Max Anders

God chose Israel not because they were superior but because of what He could do through them for others.

The fear of God does not come naturally to human beings; it must be learned through Scripture, worship, and the hard knocks of experience.

Individual believers are not to usurp the role of civil government and judge people who are offensive.

God's commandments not only reflect His holiness, they promote our happiness.

The thoughtful believer recalls God's faithfulness in the past when confronted by any new threat. Part of spiritual maturity is strong sense of one's own history.

Christians must allow no unclean thing to interfere with a harmonious relationship with Christ.

Kindness that allows barriers to one's relationship with God to spring up is self-destructive.

The most blessed gift that God can give any person is a knowledge of Himself.

When shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized.

The health of marriage and the health of society are bound together; as one goes, so goes the other.

Believers are inclined to attribute their spiritual successes to their godliness when it would be more accurate to connect them with God's faithfulness.

Prosperity is often the enemy of spiritual development.

The wise Christian will learn from the spiritual blunders of others.

The worship of false gods is always an outgrowth of spiritual deception.

A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

God delights in providing His people with material gain and comfort, although prosperity can pose a threat to spiritual well-being.

A good memory is one of the most precious assets of spiritual living.

Equal justice under law is a spiritual as well as a civic principle.

The choice of a mate is crucial because no one has a greater influence on our spiritual lives.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

No amount of temporal success can compensate for the loss of God's approval.

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

A life that is lived without regard to God cannot be called living.