You cant tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God… So I think the distinction is that theres a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher. – Charles Stanley
Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isnt ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment. – Charles Stanley
The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satans attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices. – Charles Stanley
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. – Charles Stanley