God has loved us in spite of us.
There is a vast difference between merely knowing about Christ and actually knowing Him-the difference between heaven and hell.
We will never know how great God's love is until we first see how great our sin is.
For unbelievers, at the final judgment, there will not be one drop of mercy, only perfect justice-so much sin, so much wrath.
Suffering is not an elective; it is a core course in the University of Life.
Your faith depends on the strength of its object...a puny god just won't do.