“God can do absolutely anything that is consistent with who He has always been” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120).
Fatherhood the Font
“He is the eternal Father. Because we believe in Him, this means that we believe that fatherhood is the ultimate font of all things, the ultimate reality” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120).
We Are Obtained
“People don’t go to Heaven. Heaven comes and gets us . . . Salvation, in order for it to occur at all, has to be a salvation that fetches us” (Mere Fundamentalism, pp. 117-118).
A Relationship That Is Alive
“Salvation is not about getting into the swankiest country club ever. It is not about manicured lawns, or drinking 80 proof ambrosia out of crystal cups. It is about the relationship between God and man” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 116).
Enlarged for Joy
“Think of the love of God as a vast infinite ocean, an ocean of liquefied light. Our resurrection bodies are containers that have been specially fashioned to be able to hold it—to hold it in fullness, and without any leakage whatever. Now there is nothing mercenary about it if we discover that some saints lived …
Sounds Like a Bad Idea
“Suppose for a moment that God placed an invisible recording device around the neck of every last person, and this recording device was designed to record only those statements that consisted of moral evaluations of other people. Suppose further that God took these recordings from around the necks of all of us, distilled from those …
But Wanting Doesn’t Cut It
“Justice is the judge, and we want justice to be the defendant” (Mere Fundamentalism, pp. 111-112).
Where Nothing Sticks Out
“If absolutely everything is going to be put right, with no remainder, this means that every person will have to find a final place that fits. And in order for something to fit, it must be fitting, and before that can be, it must be fitted. And—given the bent and twisted nature of our race—only …
Love Bestows Loveliness
“If we love the Church as she now is, we will love her into the Church that has been promised us” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 105).
A Basic Hope
“The future is necessarily Christian” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 100).