Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.

The gospel sets us free to become the romantic leaders of our marriages without fright or hesitation. Because we have been forever wooed by Jesus, we are now free to forever woo our wives.

The deepest fear we have, 'the fear beneath all fears,' is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It's this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

Passive righteousness tells us that God does not need our good works. Active righteousness tells us that our neighbor does. The aim and direction of good works are horizontal, not vertical.

What is indisputable is the fact that unbelief is the force that gives birth to all of our bad behavior and every moral failure. It is the root.