The resurrection was God the Father's way of authenticating all of the truths that were declared by Jesus.

Sin is cosmic treason

The higher purpose of the cross was that the Father would be glorified by the satisfaction of His justice.

In every age the church is threatened by heresy, and heresy is bound up in false doctrine. It is the desire of all heretics to minimize the importance of doctrine. When doctrine is minimized, heresy can exercise itself without restraint.

The gospel is only good news when we understand the bad news.

What makes art Christian art? Is it simply Christian artists painting biblical subjects like Jeremiah? Or, by attaching a halo, does that suddenly make something Christian art? Must the artist’s subject be religious to be Christian? I don’t think so. There is a certain sense in which art is its own justification. If art is good art, if it is true art, if it is beautiful art, then it is bearing witness to the Author of the good, the true, and the beautiful

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He is the Seeker; we are the ones who are running.