God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator.

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything?

The human race doesn't need more books telling them what to do. They need the power to do what they already know.

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.

You are a totally loved moral failure.

If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we think is right somewhere

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.