Every other religion points to answers. Jesus, though, says 'I am the answer'.

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.

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

When people say, "God is love," I think they mean that love is extremely important, or that God really wants us to love. But in Christian conception, God really has love as his essence.

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 were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely - and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.

How Religion Works: If I obey, then God will love and accept me. The Gospel: I'm loved and accepted, therefore I wish to obey.