The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth.

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.'

The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.

There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.'

The Gospel is the deepest consolation you can offer to the human heart.

Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.

Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the Christians do not live in cultural centers and work in culture-forging fields such as academia, publishing, media, entertainment, and the arts. The assumption that society will improve simply be more Christian believers being present is no longer valid.