The law was given to crush our self-confidence and drive us to Jesus..

Conviction of sin draws me away from myself and toward GodSelf-condemnation, on the other hand, draws me down into myself and away from God..

If in God's loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure that He's got your ultimate happiness at hea….

Idols aren't stone statues. They are thoughts, desires, and longings that we worship in the place of the true God.

God created us to be worshipers because it is right that he be known, loved and worshiped. This isn't because he is needy and wishes someone would te….

We forget the gospel when we neglect our adoption and think that we're still just a hired servant. The Father doesn't let us come to him on those ter….

Believe that God is strong enough to save your children, no matter how you fail..

Unless we're very intentional about meditating on these truths [that show God's love], they slip from our thoughts like misty dreams that evaporate i….

Our obedience has its origin in God's prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair..

God loves us so much that he crushed his Son so that we might be his and that this love isn't based on our worthiness or performance. His love doesn'….

Every way that we try to make our kids good that isn’t rooted in the good news of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ is a d….

The depressed don't simply need to feel better. They need a Redeemer who says, "Take heart, my son, my daughter; what you really need has been suppli….

The curse of death for disobedience has been silenced because, for believers, there is no longer any Law we have to obey to merit life. The Law has b….

This is the freeing truth you can learn through your depression: You weren't created to love and worship anything more than you love and worship God;….

I wish I hated my own sin as much as I hate everyone else's..

In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?.

Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?.

We need days of failure because they help humble us, and through them we can see how God's grace is poured out on the humble..

The gospel frees us from demanding our own way, because nothing we desire to obtain is worth sinning against such love and kindness..