Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.

Because of the Cross, God can be both just towards sin and yet mercifully justifying to sinners.

The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospel-the freedom from slavery to any material object or human expectation. The Sabbath is a sign of the hope that we have in the world to come.

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

The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.

Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance but on the saving work of Christ.

Jesus does not just bring good news; he is the good news.