Jesus loves sinners. He only loves sinners. He has never turned anyone away who came to Him for forgiveness, and He died on the cross for sinners, not for respectable people.

Forgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.

God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.

There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him.

Most people in the world are Christ lovers. And then there are Christ haters. But all of them are fixated on Christ, and he perpetuates for ever.

Jesus could have aborted his redemptive mission with one call for angelic backup. But Jesus wasn't trying to save himself. He was trying to save you.

As the interview ended, I asked him one last question: "If you had one thing to say about God and man, what would you say?" He paused, switched to English, and said, "Man is not valuable because he loves God. Man is valuable because God loves him.

God's love is proactive. He doesn't wait for us to get our act together. God always makes the first move. And we're called to follow suit.

God is a holy God. He will judge the wicked. All people on the face of the earth have broken the laws of God. It is pretty easy to see that from up here. A good person is such a relative term. People might think they are good down there, but there are only two categories on the other side: lost and saved. That's it. He made it pretty simple. They have sinned, and God provided a Savior. Now it is their choice to decide what to do with Him.

Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart's love upon people like us.

Christianity is a love relationship between a child of God and his Maker through the Son Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.