God condemned sin in Christ, so that holiness might appear in us.

The major mark of justified believers is joy, especially joy in God himself. We should be the most positive people in the world. For the new community of Jesus Christ is characterized not by a self-centered triumphalism but by a God-centered worship.

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

Biblical righteousness is more than a private and personal affair; it includes social righteousness as well....Thus Christians are committed to hunger for righteousness in the whole human community as something pleasing to a righteous God.

We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others.

Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.

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