This extremely shocking and utterly revolutionary call is the essence of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: we are not called to simply believe certain points or observe certain practices, but ultimately to cling to the person of Christ as life itself.

God blesses his people with extravagant grace so they might extend his extravagant glory to all peoples on the earth

God has put you in this culture at this time for a reason.

He (Jesus) came so that we might receive new life through supernatural regeneration.

People who claim to be Christians while their lives look no different from the rest of the world are clearly not Christians

We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves.

And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.