I think there is tribalism is a big deal inside of the church, that the church thinks of themselves as a tribe and not a mission.

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

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.

The lifeblood of Christianity is not our persistence in moving toward God but God's persistence in moving toward us.

I was spending way too much time thinking about me and what I needed to do, and far too little time thinking about Jesus and what he had already done for me.

My struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor

God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator.