God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.

So, because in no other person but Jesus of Nazareth did God first become human (in his birth), then bear our sins (in his death), then conquer death (in his resurrection) and then enter his people (by his Spirit), he is uniquely able to save sinners. Nobody else has his qualifications.

Why is it that some Christians cross land and sea, continents and cultures, as missionaries? What on earth impels them? It is not in order to commend a civilization, an institution or an ideology, but rather a person, Jesus Christ, whom they believe to be unique.

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

The church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought.

No theology is genuinely Christian which does not arise from and focus on the cross.