Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.

Jesus' claims are particularly unnerving, because if they are true there is no alternative but to bow the knee to him.

The church does not simply have a missions department; it should wholly exist to be a mission.

The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.

For indeed, grace is the key to it all. It is not our lavish good deeds that procure salvation, but God's lavish love and mercy. That is why the poor are as acceptable before God as the rich. It is the generosity of God, the freeness of his salvation, that lays the foundation for the society of justice for all. Even in the seemingly boring rules and regulations of tabernacle rituals, we see that God cares about the poor, that his laws make provision for the disadvantaged. God's concern for justice permeated every part of Israel's life. It should also permeate our lives.

Easter means that Christmas worked.

Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.