How can I trust that the Bible is reliable?

Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform, and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism.

You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow in that grace, you need two things: time and community.

As Paul argues, it is the righteousness of God that is revealed in the law, and this condemns us all (Ro 1:18 - 3:20), while the gospel reveals the righteousness from God, namely, that we "are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Ro 3:24).

We cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer.

The power of God unto salvation is not our passion for God, but the passion He has exhibited toward us sinners by sending his own Son to redeem us.

The proper focus of holiness is not on being set apart from something (i.e., the world), but on being set apart for something.