The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed.

This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or sanctification, but in what God has done in Christ, and for us in union with him. Rather than view Christians first and foremost in the microcosmic context of their own progress, the Reformed doctrine first of all sets them in the macrocosm of God's activity in redemptive history. It is seeing oneself in this context that enables the individual Christian to grow in true holiness.

The real test that I believe that God is love is that tragedies don't separate me from the conviction that God is love.

You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity - you are in Christ

Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.

True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!

Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.