D. A. Carson on the Appeal of Tolerance

The appeal to limitless toleration … presupposes the greatest evil is to hold a strong conviction that certain things are true and their contraries are false.… But if we hold that God has revealed himself to men, supremely in the person of his Son, but also in the words and propositions of Scripture, then … we have no right to treat as optional anything God has said.

from Triumphalism to Maturity: An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 10-13

D. A. Carson on Spending Time in the Scriptures

A genuine and deep perception of the love of Christ rarely comes to the person who is not spending much time in the Scriptures.

from A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, D. A. Carson