Luke

“The first thing we need to acknowledge when we gather with God’s church is that the whole thing—from the entire creation to the very thought of gathering to worship the Creator—was God’s idea.”
― Mike Cosper, Rhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel

“Do not seek to empty your cup as a way to avoid sin, but rather seek to fill it up with the Spirit of life, so there is no longer room for sin.”
― John Owen, Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works by John Owen

“The marker of those who understand the gospel of Jesus Christ is that, when they stumble and fall, when they screw up, they run to God and not from him, because they clearly understand that their acceptance before God is not predicated upon their behavior but on the righteous life of Jesus Christ and his sacrificial death.”
― Matt Chandler, The Explicit Gospel

“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight. The”
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters