The reason for your entire salvation, the design behind your deliverance, the purpose for which God chose you in the first place is holiness.

Tolerance is a relatively weak virtue; we're called to so much more than that in the body of Christ.

The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.

My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunities to explore today is doing less to help make well-rounded disciples of Christ and more to help Christians avoid long term responsibility and have less long-term impact.

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.

The next time someone tells you, "The Church is full of a bunch of hypocrites." You can respond, "You don't even know the half of it."

Christianity loses its scriptural fidelity and internal power when it no longer affirms both sola fide and the necessity of obedience.