Sometimes our brains are our own worst enemy because grace isn't logical.
Don't you know you are the only Jesus many people will ever see? In compromising your lifestyle, you forfeit your capacity to accurately reflect God's image and endanger an entire generation's understanding of Jesus.
Don't cheapen Jesus's sacrifice by trying to pay him back
The common denominator is that we all need help.
But difficult situations and wrong choices conspire to trap us in hopelessness.
A father doesn't say, 'Don't go that way.' He says, 'ome follow me.'