By definition, the big difference between mercy and justice is that mercy is never ever obligatory.
To be conformed to this world is to risk the loss of one’s eternal soul.
I’ve often wondered where Jesus would apply His hastily made whip if He were to visit our culture. My guess is that it would not be money-changing tables in the temple that would feel His wrath, but the display racks in Christian bookstores.
The only cure for anxiety is to get down on our knees.
When people ask me how old the Earth is, I tell them I don't know because I don't.
The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.