A world containing creatures who are significantly free (and freely perform more good than evil actions) is more valuable, all else being equal, than a world containing no free creatures at all. Now God can create free creatures, but He can’t cause or determine them to do only what is right.

But after I placed my trust in Christ, my thinking changed. Instead of using others to serve me, I now discovered that I wanted to be used to serve others. Becoming other-centered instead of self-centered was a really dramatic change in my life.

After I prayed, nothing happened. There was no bolt of lightning. If anything, I actually felt worse after I prayed—almost physically sick. I was afraid I had made an emotional decision that I would later regret intellectually. But more than that, I was afraid of what my friends would say when they found out. I really felt that they would think I h

Revelation 3:20: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me” (NIV).

Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through good works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ.

It was clear to me that these people had something I didn’t have. They were disgustingly happy. And their happiness didn’t ride up and down with the circumstances of life; it was constant. They appeared to possess an inner source of joy, and I wondered where it came from.

When I share Christ with someone who has honest doubts, I always seek first to listen. I want to hear that person’s story and only then offer information to answer his or her questions.

Evangelism is focused on presenting the gospel; apologetics is focused on defending and commending it.

true tolerance involves recognizing and respecting others when we don’t approve of their values, beliefs, and practices.