In the New Testament our enemies are those who harbor hostility against us, not those against whom we cherish hostility, for Jesus refuses to reckon with such a possibility.

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying

A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.

A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses.

He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds community.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.

In Jesus, the service of God and the service of the least of the brethren were one.