The future is already won, and the more hostile the culture, the easier it is to communicate the difference of Christianity.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves. So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).

If you have money, power, and status today, it is due to the century and place in which you were born, to your talents and capacities and health, none of which you earned. In short, all your resources are in the end the gift of God.

Jesus does not just bring good news; he is the good news.

Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance?

Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.