What Sin Does...

"Sin, in its stark-naked reality, essentially calls God a liar: 'Your way isn't the best way. You want to deny me something that is good. You're misleading me as to how I should live.' The reason we need to look at our rebellion in all its ugliness is so that our thinking can be changed. Paul says we are transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2)." ~ Gary Thomas (Every Body Matters)

A Sinner Through and Through

"Christianity insists that everyone is a sinner through and through. Our minds, hearts, wills, and emotions are in rebellion against God. When it comes right down to it, the problem is not that there is only one way to God (through Christ). The real problem is that human beings will not follow God at all." ~ Philip Graham Ryken

Biblical Gospel

The modern-day gospel says, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Therefore, follow these steps, and you can be saved.” Meanwhile, the biblical gospel says, “You are an enemy of God, dead in your sin, and in your present state of rebellion, you are not even able to see that you need life, much less to cause yourself to come to life. Therefore, you are radically dependent on God to do something in your life that you could never do.” The former sells books and draws crowds. The latter saves souls."

~ Radical, David Platt