When we imply that our works are for God and not our neighbor, we perpetuate the idea that God's love for us is dependent on what we do instead of on what Christ has done.

Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

God's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

The desperate addict is closer to the heart of grace than the devout moralist.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

Christianity is not about good people getting better. It is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good.

If people knew the REAL us, they would run. God knows, stays, and loves.

Nothing makes me want to obey more than knowing that God unconditionally loves me and forgives me even when I disobey.

Everything should be made as simple as possible ... but not simpler.

Christianity accepted as given a metaphysical system derived from several already existing and mutually incompatible systems.

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.

I'm not going to say who looks the most beautiful, but it's clear. It's Jared Leto. I mean, he's the prettiest. Boy is he pretty

To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy.

The idea of a tax on the ownership of a television belongs in the 1950s. Why not tax people for owning a washing machine to fund the manufacture of Persil?

Bullying isn't about size, it's about intimidation.

There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.

I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.

Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes.