Every good thing in the Christian life grows in the soil of humility. Without humility, every virtue and every grace withers. Thatโs why Calvin said humility is first, second, and third in the Christian faith.
John PiperChrist did not die to make good works merely possible or to produce a half-hearted pursuit. He died to produce in us a passion for good deeds. Christian purity is not the mere avoidance of evil, but the pursuit of good.
John PiperPeople don't enjoy salt. They enjoy what is salted. We are the salt of the earth. We do not exist for ourselves.
John Piper