To say doctrine doesn't matter, only how you live matters, is itself a doctrine. It's the doctrine of salvation by works.

What greater value could you possibly have than to be delighted in and sacrificed for by the Maker of the universe.

The gospel is not just the A-B-C's but the A-Z of Christianity. The gospel is not just the minimum required doctrine necessary to enter the kingdom, but the way we make all progress in the kingdom.

Jesus' purpose is not to warm our hearts but to shatter our categories.

There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .

Jesus was much more interested in the quality of the people's response to him than in the quantity of the crowd.

The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.