Mark Bell

“God is not at a distance from history, uninvolved and on the periphery, an interested spectator or distant ‘first cause;’ rather he is governing all things by his providence and wisdom.”
― Joseph Boot, The Mission of God: A Manifesto of Hope for Society

“The law manifests the sin that is in man. Grace manifests the mercy that is in God. The law demands righteousness from man. Grace brings righteousness to man.... The law speaks of what man must do for God. Grace tells what God has done for man. The law brings knowledge of sin. Grace brings the remedy for sin. The law brings the will of God to man but gives no power to obey. Grace gives man a desire to do the will of God and gives him power to obey.”
― Joseph Boot, The Mission of God: A Manifesto of Hope for Society