The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus of its worship is the Lamb once slain, now glorified.

Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.

No man has ever appreciated the gospel until the law has first revealed him to himself. It is only against the inky blackness of the night sky that the stars begin to appear, and it is only against the dark background of sin and judgment that the gospel shines forth.

All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because it is the adoration of His name.

There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus.

The gospel creates the church, which spreads the gospel, which creates more churches, which in turn spread the gospel further ad infinitum.

At every step of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian discipleship, pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend.