If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we think is right somewhere

The more you understand how your salvation isn't about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.

The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospel-the freedom from slavery to any material object or human expectation. The Sabbath is a sign of the hope that we have in the world to come.

Describe the God you've rejected. Describe the God you don't believe in. Maybe I don't believe in that God either.

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.

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

Love is primarily giving. It’s an action that leads to a feeling, not a feeling first.