Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make bad people good; it makes dead people alive...the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.

I never had an intellectual struggle with the Bible, with the gospel, with the claims of Christ.

The heart of sanctification is the life which feeds on justification.

The emphasis of the Bible is on the work of the Redeemer, not on the work of the redeemed.

You are not obligated to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and find a way to conquer the odds, to be stronger or transform yourself into some better version of yourself. The pain you are feeling (whatever the degree) may be a reminder that things are not as they should be.

The gospel frees you from the pressure of having to fix people: your worth is located in Christ, not in their transformation.

The people who have taught me the most about grace are those who have blown it so bad that they know how much they need it.