I am so bad that He had to die. I am so loved that He was glad to die.

But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.

In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a child of God.’ But only in Christianity does the imperative flow from the indicative. ‘Because I am in Christ all these things, therefore I obey.’ Exactly the opposite.

We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.

[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.

How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.

Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.