Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey.

We are torn out of our own existence and set down in the midst of the holy history of God on earth. There God dealt with us, and there he still deals with us, our needs and our sins, in judgment and grace.

Cheap grace is the idea that "grace" did it all for me so I do not need to change my lifestyle. The believer who accepts the idea of "cheap grace" thinks he can continue to live like the rest of the world. Instead of following Christ in a radical way, the Christian lost in cheap grace thinks he can simply enjoy the consolations of his grace.

A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom.

Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening.

The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision.

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.