EDWIN LOUIS COLE

God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive.

Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness.

Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture.

Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.

You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God.

Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.

Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by unreasonable men.

Men and women have strengths that complement each other.

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

Have faith in God; God has faith in you.

Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.

Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you.

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.

Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.

Attitude determines the altitude of life.

God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter.

Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

You cannot be responsible for salvation until first you've been responsible for sin.

Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own.

Prayer in private results in boldness in public.

Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.

Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God.