When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.

Those who condemn the self-righteous for the sake of self-discovery do so with ironic self-righteousness.

Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'

To love our success more than God and our neighbor hardens the heart, making us less able to feel and to sense.

If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing.

There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.

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