Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

The concept of substitution lies at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.

Pride is more than the first of the seven deadly sins; it is itself the essence of all sin.

Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience.

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

Prayer is the very way God Himself has chosen for us to express our conscious need of Him and our humble dependence on Him.

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