You cannot be in Christ and be indifferent to the sin in your life.

Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.

We may have the best of intentions in trying to discern God's will, but we should really stop putting ourselves through the misery of overspiritualizing every decision. Our misdirected piety makes following God more mysterious than it was meant to be

Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience.

God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.

The finality of Christs redemption for us is intimately tied to the finality of his revelation to us. . . . If we say revelation is not complete, we must admit that somehow the work of redemption also remains unfinished. . . . Scripture is enough because the work of Christ is enough. They stand or fall together.

Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.