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.

Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.

Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.

A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life.

The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life.

We are free to fight sin, and free to win; but we must still fight.

Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'