The forgiveness on display here is unearthly. Of course, sin necessitates justice. Justice is right and good. But forgiveness goes where even justice does not.

“Satan devotes 168 hours a week trying to deceive you. Do you think you can maintain a renewed mind with a ten-minute glance at God’s book once a day?” —John Piper

Been eyeing these for a while. They look like they are going to be good reads.

Mercy is not owed us. Grace is not owed us. Wealth is not owed us. Health is not owed us. Ease is not owed us. Heaven is not owed us. Instead, we see all of life as a gift given in Christ.

A metaphor for all of the people who try to tell me they love cold weather.

The Apostle Paul and James are not teaching contrary doctrines of salvation. Paul addresses the cause of our salvation (faith), while James addresses the result of our salvation (works). From both writers, we gain a comprehensive or holistic view of the work of God in salvation.

Character is developed through hardship.

God never calls His children names: Looser, Failure, Useless, Stupid... God calls His children: Beloved, Heirs, Disciples, Redeemed... Remember, the names God calls you are the only ones that matter.

You do not stay married because your love bucket is full. You stay married because God commanded it. – Jim Newheiser

PERFECT

Probably what has changed most about me as I’ve aged is my sense of the mysteriousness of it all. I’ve always felt a deep sense of mystery, but now that sense has moved to the center. And I have less and less sympathy with people who think they have it all figured out.

One of the loudest calls in the last few years has been that of so-called faith healers who have claimed to have the power to miraculously heal the sick “in the name of Jesus”. In comes COVID-19, and they have all gone deathly quiet. That is not right! conradmbewe.com/2020/04/covid-…

"Our expectations must be governed by God's promises." - Stephen Yuille

A big view of God's holiness leads to a big view of our sin which leads to a big view of God's grace in Christ.

We are in danger of cultivating a snooty elite of Christian academics who do theology without relating to the ordinary Christian. Michael A.G. Haykin

The basic premise of religion–that if you try hard to be good, things will go well for you is wrong. Jesus lived perfectly yet suffered.

Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.