Our first love is Jesus. Holiness is not ultimately about living up to a moral standard. It's about living in Christ and living out of our real, vital union with him.

You will fear something or someone. The Bible says the wisest way to go about your life is to fear God.

Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.

We are not called to bring a broken planet back to its created glory. But we are to call broken people back to their creator.

Your love should be so far reaching, earnest, biblical, Christ-centered, pure, and self-sacrificing that the world may hate you for it.

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

It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.