Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

Jesus did not die just to save us from the penalty of sin, nor even just to make us holy in our standing before God. He died to purify for Himself a people eager to obey Him, a people eager to be transformed into His likeness.

Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely. It is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against him.

Not only has the debt (of our sins) been fully paid, there is no possibility of ever going into debt again.

Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual lives like a slowly spreading cancer.

Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel.

Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God