The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.

Because sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge just as each son sought to displace the authority of the father in his own life.

I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.

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.

Jesus may ask of you far more than you planned to give, but He can give to you infinitely more than you dared ask or think.

Because we put ourselves in God’s place, He put Himself in our place.