All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because it is the adoration of His name.
John StottPerhaps the transformation of the disciples of Jesus is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection.
John StottOur love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.
John StottTolerance is not a spiritual gift; it is the distinguishing mark of postmodernism; and sadly, it has permeated the very fiber of Christianity. Why is it that those who have no biblical convictions or theology to govern and direct their actions are tolerated and the standard or truth of God's Word rightly divided and applied is dismissed as extreme opinion or legalism?
John Stott[Christian rebellion] arises from the doctrine of mankind made in the image of God, and therefore protests against all forms of dehumanization. It sets itself against the social injustices which insult God the Creator, seeks to protect human beings from oppression and longs to liberate themโฆ it protests against every authoritarian regime, whether of the left or of the right, which discriminates against minorities, denies people their civil rights, forbids the free expression of opinions or imprisons people for their views alone.
John Stott