The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.

Holiness provokes hatred. The greater the holiness, the greater the human hostility toward it. It seems insane. No man was ever more loving than Jesus Christ. Yet even His love made people angry. His love was a perfect love, a transcendent and holy love, but HIs very love brought trauma to people. This kind of love is so majestic we can't stand it.

The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)

Even the slightest sin is an act of cosmic treason.

Reformed theology does NOT teach that God brings the ELECT kicking and screaming, against their will, into His kingdom. It teaches that God so-works in the hearts of the Elect as to make them willing and pleased to come to Christ. They come to Christ because they want to. They want to because God has created in their hearts a desire for Christ.

The supreme form of cursedness is for the Lord to turn His back on you and bring judgment on you.

Unbelievers can tolerate Christ only as long as He is stripped of His real identity.