The only reason why I'm a Christian is because I'm a gift of the Father to the Son, not because of anything I've ever done.

The gospel is the proclamation of the person and work of Jesus Christ and how those benefits can be applied to us by faith alone.

In Reformed theology, if God is not sovereign over the entire created order, then he is not sovereign at all. The term sovereignty too easily becomes a chimera. If God is not sovereign, then he is not God.

To be known by God is the highest goal of human existence.

There is no time in human history when you were more perfectly represented than in the Garden of Eden.

The most violent expression of God's wrath and justice is seen in the Cross. If ever a person had room to complain for injustice, it was Jesus. He was the only innocent man ever to be punished by God. If we stagger at the wrath of God, let us stagger at the Cross. Here is where our astonishment should be focused.

To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can't agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.