Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

Because of the Cross, God can be both just towards sin and yet mercifully justifying to sinners.

The key question in order to change you is not 'What would Jesus do?' but "What has Jesus done for you?"

The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence.

To take a person out of slavery takes an instant. To take slavery out of a person takes a process.

When the world sees us doing evangelism, they just see us recruiting. When they see us doing justice, they see God's glory.

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.