The point is not that the resurrection is the price paid for our sins. The point point is that the resurrection proves the death of Jesus is an all-sufficient price. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then his death was a failure, God did not vindicate his sin-bearing achievement, and we are still in our sins.

I do not elevate the time or mode of baptism to a primary doctrine.

The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ.

You can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

There is a warning. The path of God-exalting joy will cost you your life. Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” In other words, it is better to lose your life than to waste it. If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full. This is not a book about how to avoid a wounded life, but how to avoid a wasted life. Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

Where feelings for God are dead, worship is dead.