Contrary to what we conclude naturally, the gospel is not too good to be true. It is true! Its the truest truth in the entire universe. No strings attached! No fine print to read. No buts. No conditions. No qualifications. No footnotes. And especially, no need for balance.

I never realized how much I've become dependent on human approval until God took it away. I didn't even realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of. God showed me Jesus plus nothing equals everything. And everything minus Jesus equals nothing. That set me free.

The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.

I was a surfer so I hung out with people who were surfers and made fun of people who weren't surfers and I listened to surf music and made fun of people who didn't listen to surfer music.

The gospel doesn't just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.

Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality.

When Martin Luther was asked what we contribute to our salvation, he said, "Sin and resistance"