So the main question is not, Which humans brought about the death of Jesus but, What did the death of Jesus bring about for humans - including Jews and Muslims and Buddhists and Hindus and nonreligious secularists - and all people everywhere?When it is all said and done, the most crucial question is: Why? Why did Christ suffer and die? Not why in the sense of cause, but why in the sense of purpose?

If we cannot claim to live sinless lives, then the only thing that can keep us from despairing before a holy God is that we have an Advocate in heaven and He pleads our case not on the basis of our perfection but of His propitiation.

Only the #‎ gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage.

Forgiveness costs us nothing. All our costly obedience is the fruit, not the root, of being forgiven. That's why we call it grace.

Out of the freedom from worry that God's generosity provides comes an impulse toward simplicity rather than accumulation.

Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.

There will be no people in heaven who want to be around their things more than Jesus.