If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.

Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.

Prayer is both conversation and encounter with God.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

Our moral efforts are too feeble and falsely motivated to ever merit salvation.

One of the most frequent responses I get from non-Christian readers is: 'I'm not sure I agree with all this, but I must say this is the first book I've read by a Christian that didn't treat me like I was an idiot.'

Happiness is a by-product of wanting something more than happiness-to be rightly related to God and our neighbor.