The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.

Long-term, gospel-motivate d obedience can only come from the grace of what Jesus has already done, not the guilt of what we must do.

In the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament.

The law demands that we do it all; the gospel declares that Jesus paid it all.

As long as I am focusing on the faults of others, then I don't have to face my own.

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

The gospel doesn't just ignite the Christian life but it keeps Christians growing and growing every day. There's no reason to move beyond the gospel. There's only movement more into it.