Christians are simply pilgrims who acknowledge their lostness and their desire for help in finding the way.
Philip YanceyIf your church conveys that spirit of condescension or judgment, it's likely not a place where grace is on tap.
Philip YanceyI once heard a theologian remark that in the Gospels people approached Jesus with a question 183 times whereas he replied with a direct answer only three times. Instead, he responded with a different question, a story, or some other indirection. Evidently Jesus wants us to work out answers on our own, using the principles that he taught and lived.
Philip Yancey