Sublime

There is a lot of love in this world, most of it moderate. But under the blessing of God, gospel doctrine cracks our hearts open to receive something from beyond this world.

The people loved Thomas because he defended the power of the pastor to drive the people into the time-bending wormhole of salvation,

Concern for Nominal Christians of Specific Types

Everything in this book is animated by the conviction that the tradition of Christian orthodoxy is a gift, not a liability—a resource for the future, not an embarrassment that we should be trying to sweep under the carpet or tuck away in a back room like a crazy uncle.

A gospel culture requires us not to bank on our own importance or virtues, but to forsake self-assurance and exult together in Christ alone. This mental adjustment is not easy, but living in this kind of community is wonderful.

Second,

God is the

theological precision

Our gatherings of believers grow the church; scattered servants change the community.