"A promise is a pledge in advance to provide some reward or benefit. It's value is in the giver being able to deliver on what is promised." ~Charles Knowlton, LCG, Commentary: Promises, February 4, 2012
"It is important to understand that the fruit of the Spirit is not just the mechanical achievement of those wonderful qualities. It is not emotion or feeling. It is an inward peace, which passes all human understanding (Philippians 4:7), from which those qualities then flow." ~Charles Knowlton, Beautiful Treasure, Commentary, 19 April 2012
"Of all gifts, none is more precious than the gift of God’s Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God gives human beings a special perspective that spurs them to behave in ways different from those around them whose lives are moved solely by human nature." ~Charles Knowlton, Beautiful Treasure, Commentary, 19 April 2012
"Our words either honor us or condemn us. They are worth watching, and they shape our deeds. Many of today’s problems can be traced right back to a disregard for or a lack of commitment to truth." ~Charles Knowlton, Watch Your Words, Tomorrow's World
"The smith was a man trained to take a piece of metal, heat it, beat it and cool it—thereby producing needed and useful articles. His tools were simple, his strength was great and his eye was keen." ~Charles Knowlton, Heat-Hammer-Anvil, Tomorrow's World Commentary, 7 July 2012
