Christianity is not just for the strong; it's for everyone.

The simple fact is that only if I love Jesus more than my wife will I be able to serve her needs ahead of my own.

Grace is to be let into a place that you don't have a right to be.

It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to biblical principles. It is more accurate to say that we are saved by believing the gospel, and then we are transformed in every part of our minds, hearts, and lives by believing the gospel more and more deeply as life goes on.

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

Prayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend.

Jesus's teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing , religious people of his day.