“When he took the loaf of bread that represented His own broken body, He picked it up and gave thanks . . . It is a thanksgiving meal, not only because we thank God for what Jesus did for us, but also because He thanked God when He instituted it . . . God is …
Imitate High
“Parents, you are not able to save your children. You cannot just press a button or make a decision and be the ground of your children’s salvation. You obviously cannot be their saving grace, but you are commanded to imitate that saving grace and to facilitate it and have it permeate the atmosphere of your …
The Imitation Key
“Imitation is absolutely crucial for childrearing. You do not want your children imitating you unless you are imitating God. If you are not imitating and pursuing God, sincerely and openly beholding His face in worship weekly, being transformed from one degree of glory to another, then the last thing you should want is for your …
Intervening Kindness
“Parents can give their children something that their own parents did not give them, because our God breaks cycles of sin” (Why Children Matter, p. 5).
More Than Enough
“This message of salvation is honey made by industrious celestial bees, and they work in fields of clover the size of Jupiter. There is more than enough for you. This offer of the gospel places just a bit of it on the top of your tongue. There—do you taste it now? The Spirit and the …
Not a Minor Detail
“The plot against the Lord Jesus appeared to have gone perfectly, and the only thing that ruined it was that Jesus came back from the dead”
Our Real Problem with Creation
“We do not belong to ourselves because we did not make ourselves” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120).
Anything Consistent with His Own Nature and Character
“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).