Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

It's impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.

The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others.

It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to biblical principles. It is more accurate to say that we are saved by believing the gospel, and then we are transformed in every part of our minds, hearts, and lives by believing the gospel more and more deeply as life goes on.

The church is not a museum for pristine saints, but a hospital ward for broken sinners.

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything?

The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're loved and accepted.