Idolatry happens when we take good things and make them ultimate things

I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.

Religious people find God useful. Gospel people find him beautiful.

Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.

People only get in the afterlife what they have most wanted-either to have God as Savior and Master or to be their own Saviors and Masters.

Jesus smashed two of the rich young ruler's assumptions: Christianity is something you can ADD and something you can DO.

If you come from insignificance and when you die you return to insignificance, then nothing is significant now.