Our default faith mode is to trust, above all things, our own ability to create a safe, controllable, predictable world.

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.

I think for far too long the Church has concluded that Christians don't need the gospel, it's simple what non-Christian people need in order to be saved.

Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.

If you look at the gospel, it just doesn't break things apart. The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation.

The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit.

The law is God's first word; the gospel is God's final word.