What are you doing right now that requires faith?

Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's favor.

Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church....as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right?

You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.

But hey, if that’s too much to ask, tell them to just become Christians—you know, the people who get to go to heaven without having to commit to anything

It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.

[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, *Am I doing this right?* or *Did I serve enough this week?* When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry or fear. As long as you are running, you're safe.