The goal of a church is not to have a bigger building or budget but to see the word of God increase and disciples multiply

Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.

If you want to know God as your Father, you need to know Jesus Christ as your Savior.

Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.

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

The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realized they couldn't do everything.

It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and you’re set. But a moral checklist doesn’t take into consideration the idols of the hearts. It may not even have the gospel as part of the equation. And inevitably, checklist spirituality is highly selective. So you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced Styrofoam. But you’ve ignored gentleness, humility, joy, and sexual purity.