God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free gift.

Out of the cross comes the resurrection. Out of weakness comes real strength.

The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of the church; the church is not the foundation for or creator of the Bible. The church and its hierarchy must be evaluated by the believer with the biblical gospel as the touchstone or plumb line for judging all truth claims.

The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.

The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past.

Because creation was made in the image of a God who is equally one and many, the human race will finally be reunited and our racial and cultural diversity will remain intact in the renewed world. The human race finally lives together in peace and interdependence. Glory to God in the highest goes with peace on earth.