The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.

Because of Jesus-there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life.

Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts... It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them.

It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

Jesus smashed two of the rich young ruler's assumptions: Christianity is something you can ADD and something you can DO.

To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible’s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn’t have any views that upset you. Does that belief make sense? If you don’t trust the Bible enough to let it challenge and correct your thinking, how could you ever have a personal relationship with God? In any truly personal relationship, the other person has to be able to contradict you.

The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he will do.