To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.

The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of the church; the church is not the foundation for or creator of the Bible. The church and its hierarchy must be evaluated by the believer with the biblical gospel as the touchstone or plumb line for judging all truth claims.

The world can’t save itself. That’s the message of Christmas.

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

What you treasure will ultimately require you die for it, Jesus is the only treasure that died for you.

How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.

The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another.