People only get in the afterlife what they have most wanted-either to have God as Savior and Master or to be their own Saviors and Masters.

Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.

Grace is to be let into a place that you don't have a right to be.

Unless you point to the good news of God's grace people will not be able to bear the bad news of God's judgement.

What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.

Rejoicing and repentance must go together. Repentance without rejoicing will lead to despair. Rejoicing without repentance is shallow and will only provide passing inspiration instead of deep change.

We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know