Justified" is even better than "just as if I'd never sinned." It is also "just as if I'd always obeyed.

The realization that my daily relationship with God is based on the infinite merit of Christ instead of on my own performance is a very freeing and joyous experience. But it is not meant to be a one-time experience; the truth needs to be reaffirmed daily.

Obedience is the pathway to holiness.

This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions of all His creatures. No creature, person, or empire can either thwart His will or act outside the bounds of His will.

God's grace is not given to make us feel better, but to glorify Him... Good feelings may come, or they may not, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether or not we honor God by the way we respond to our circumstances.

Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.

The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.