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"If we try to rescue God from his sovereignty over suffering, we sacrifice his sovereignty to turn all things for good."

"I am immortal till Christ's work for me to do is done."

"God's love for us is independent not only of everything in us, but of everything whatsoever except God himself."
"God doesn't have to prioritize between what is good for us and his own glory; they never come into competition."

"Playing the odds is a fragile place to put your hope"
"The Rock we are talking about is better than that. Yes, better than healing."
"Well, I guess I do put a really high value on joy in the presence of God after death of unending billions of years"
"The ultimate reason we ought not to say, "I AM fine," is that God alone knows and decides if you are fine."

Quotes from Intro
"The starting point for a serious conversation is to acknowledge that the basic teachings of Christianity are deeply mysterious. We believe them because God tells us about them and we trust God, not because we understand them."
Chapter 1
"'Loving Humanity' is easy because it doesn't require you to love."
"Each and every thing he [Jesus] did, he did to save you, personally."

Lots of diagrams. Meh.

Ch 3 has one of the absolute clearest and fullest presentations of the gospel.