Amanda Smith

“...all of God's blessings have been won for us through Christ's work.”
― D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers

“What is faith in Christ?
It is the leaving of your way, your objects, your self, and the taking of his and him; the leaving of your trust in men, in money, in opinion, in character, in religious doctrines and opinions, and then doing as Christ tells you.
I can find no words strong enough to serve for the weight of this necessity-this obedience.
It is the one terrible heresy of the church that it has always been presenting something else than obedience as faith in Christ.”
― George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III

“Proclaim the gospel from a posture of inadequacy and dependence. Don't try to impress people through technique. You will not bring people to conversion by satisfying the needs of reason. They come because the Holy Spirit has transformed their hearts.”
― Walter Henrichsen

“All of God's sovereignty is mediated through one who was crucified on my behalf. For Christians, that means God's sovereignty can no longer be viewed as a merely credal point, still less as the source of endless mystery. There is more than enough material for credal confession here, and not a little mystery; but these mysteries revolve around one who died in my place. The mysteries of prayer remain, but they dissolve in worship and gratitude.”
― D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers