“Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”
— Paul, 1 Corinthians 14:19

“But the seed, though very small, was a living thing. There is a great difference between a mustard seed and a piece of wax of the same size. Life slumbers in that seed. What life is we cannot tell. Even if you take a microscope you cannot spy it out. It is a mystery, but it is essential to a seed. The Gospel has a something in it not readily discoverable by the philosophical inquirer, if, indeed, he can perceive it at all. Take a maxim of Socrates or of Plato, and inquire whether a nation or a tribe has ever been transformed by it from barbarism to culture. A maxim of a philosopher may have measurably influenced a person in some right direction, but who has ever heard of a someone’s whole character being transformed by any observation of Confucius or Socrates? I confess I never have. Human teachings are barren. But within the Gospel, with all its triteness and simplicity, there is a divine life and that life makes all the difference. The human can never rival the divine, for it lacks the life-fire. It is better to preach five words of God’s Word than five million words of human wisdom. Human words may seem to be the wiser and the more attractive, but there is no heavenly life in them. Within God’s Word, however simple it may be, there dwells an omnipotence like that of God from whose lips it came.”
— Charles H. Spurgeon, “The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher” (Lk. 13:18-19), Sermon No. 2110, delivered 20 OCT 1889, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, U.K.; in Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Vol. 35 (1889), pp. 565ff.; in Charles H. Spurgeon, The Parables of Our Lord (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2003), pg. 707; and on The Spurgeon Archive at http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/2110.htm [accessed 23 DEC 2014].

“God is the one Source and sole Author of truth. Sin is whatever God says it is. Judgment is whatever God says it is. Salvation is what God says it is. Heaven and hell are what God says they are. It matters not what man says but simply what God says. One word of what God says is worth more than ten thousand libraries of what man says. “Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar” (Romans 3:4).” Steven J. Lawson, in sermon titled, “What is Truth?”
— Steven J. Lawson, “What is Truth?,” Tabletalk Magazine (1 SEP 2010), on Ligonier Ministries at http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/what-is-truth/ [accessed 3 MAY 2016].

1. The Person of Christ — The Redeemer:

“Before Abraham was I am.” (Jn. 8:58)
“I am Alpha and Omega.” (Rev. 1:8; 21:6; 22:13)
“I am the Good Shepherd.” (Jn. 10:11)
“I am the True Vine.” (Jn. 15:1)
“He is Lord of all.” (Ac. 10:36) [“Jesus Christ is the Lord.”]
“This is My Beloved Son.” (Mt. 3:17; 17:5)
“Behold the Lamb of God.” (Jn. 1:29, 36)
“We have found the Messias.” (Jn. 1:41)

2. The Work of Christ (as Prophet, Priest and King) — Redemption Accomplished:

“He called His Name Jesus.” (Mt. 1:25)
“He shall bear their iniquities.” (Is. 53:11)
“Christ died for our sins.” (1 Cor. 15:3)
“And that He was buried” (1 Cor. 15:4)
“He shall prolong His days.” (Is. 53:10)
“He rose from the dead.” (1 Cor. 15:12)
“I have overcome the world.” (Jn. 16:33)
“Sanctify them through the truth.” (Jn. 17:17)
“He shall see His seed.” (Is. 53:10)

3. The Salvation of Christ — Redemption Applied:

“He shall save His people.” (Mt. 1:21)
“Ye have not chosen Me.” (Jn. 15:16)
“Neither do I condemn thee.” (Jn. 8:11)
“Go, and sin no more.” (Jn. 8:11)
“Peace I leave with you.” (Jn. 14:27)
“By grace ye are saved.” (Eph. 2:5)
“Ye must be born again.” (Jn. 3:7)
“We have peace with God.” (Rom. 5:1)
“My sheep hear My voice.” (Jn. 10:27)
“Joy shall be in heaven.” (Lk. 15:7)
“Continue ye in My love.” (Jn. 15:9)
“I am crucified with Christ.” (Gal. 2:20)
“Buried with Him in baptism” (Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12)
“Ye are risen with Him” (Col. 2:12)
“Get thee behind me, Satan” (Mt. 16:23; Mk. 8:33; Lk. 4:8)

4. The Return of Christ — Redemption Revealed:

“We look for the Savior.” (Phil. 3:20) [“Jesus Christ is coming again.”]
“Blessed is he that readeth.” (Rev. 1:3)
“The time is at hand.” (Rev. 1:3; 22:10)
“Behold, He cometh with clouds.” (Rev. 1:7)
“I make all things new.” (Rev. 21:5) [“God wins in the end!”]
“Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Rev. 22:20)