I am God and I am coming to find you.

If God wiped out all sources of evil in the world we would no longer be here, the evil is inside us.

If we can't "love the sinner; hate the sin" then how can we relate to ourselves? Love who we are in Christ but still hate the sin remaining.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

The future is already won, and the more hostile the culture, the easier it is to communicate the difference of Christianity.

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.