Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty.
The free will is a pagan goddess that the Church has worshipped for far too long.
When God measures a church, He begins with its depth not its breadth, with its substance not its style.
The extent of the atonement is defined by the intent of the atonement.
There is a kind of preaching that God blesses, specifically the proclamation that exalts the crucified Christ by the power of the Spirit. Conversely, there is a kind of preaching that God does not bless, a mere echoing of man’s empty wisdom that is devoid of Christ.
God promises to meet our needs, not our greeds.