"We are new creation in Jesus Christ."
- Lailah Gifty Akita
"The Bible does not deny that we were various things—addicts, homosexuals, hateful, prideful, pornographic masturbators—but that is what we were (past tense) (1 Cor. 6:9-11; Titus 3:3-5). The emphasis ..."
- Paul O'Brien
"God’s power is able to change stony, stubborn heart to kind, responsive heart."
"Jesus never expected us simply to turn the other cheek, go the second mile, bless those who persecute us, give unto them that ask, and so forth. These responses, generally and rightly understood to be..."
- Dallas Willard
"The church's primary purpose is not to make America more Christian, but to make American Christians less American and Rwandan Christians less Rwandan. We are no longer Rwandans or Americans, neither H..."
- Emmanuel Katongole
"The purpose of the local church is not primarily to be one's church home or extended family, though it can be at times. And it is not to survive by obtaining more people for its support base. Its purp..."
- Peter L. Steinke