God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
If we say, ‘I believe in Jesus,’ but it doesn’t affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven’t truly understood or believed in Jesus at all.
Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well.
Honor the image of God. Human beings are not accidents, but creations.
Marriage is two broken people having little broken people.
Job never saw why he suffered, but he saw God, and that was enough.
Revival occurs when those who think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it.
It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul’s prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.
Truth without love is imperious self-righteousn ess. Love without truth is cowardly self-indulgence .
The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it’s about being called to follow a King.
I hate the moment when suddenly my anger turns into tears.
The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.
If you try to add to God’s salvation you subtract. If you try to add to God’s salvation you subtract. If you try to merit God’s salvation you haven’t believed at all, even if you try to do a little bit.
To the degree you experience God’s love towards you – seeing you as beautiful and radiant – to that degree sex won’t ruin your life.
Because sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge just as each son sought to displace the authority of the father in his own life.
Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.
We can only grasp the gospel’s sweetness if we first grapple with its offense- you can’t save yourself.
The world can’t save itself. That’s the message of Christmas.