Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we always wanted but never achieved. And because the joy will be even greater for all that evil, this means the final defeat of all those forces that would have destroyed the purpose of God in creation, namely, to live with his people in glory and delight forever.

You cannot have Jesus' rescue without accepting His rule.

The key question in order to change you is not 'What would Jesus do?' but "What has Jesus done for you?"

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

I wouldn't venture to say which kind of sin is more prevalent. I wouldn't even want to try to characterize certain 'circles.'

We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.

If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.