"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength."

"They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work."

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."

"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich."

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."