Whenever wayward children of God receive grace they do not deserve, that’s the real Christmas story – and what makes it real to us.

The more Paul understood the sacrifice of his Savior, the more he detested the sin that required it. Paul did not get worse; he simply saw his wrongs more realistically. 

In every generation, God sustains his people through trials to provide encouragement to surrounding people and subsequent generations. 

God’s heart cannot be bought by our good deeds. He is never indebted to us or managed by our merits.

Christ’s grace changes our priorities from doing what is best for us to giving what is best for another.

When we follow the paths that God marks for us, there may be challenges – but no regrets.

Nothing can separate his children from his heart or his plan. All are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

We get on the proper path of Scripture when we start reading with the understanding that God will be revealing his heart in all the features of his Word.

For believers, all punishment is past, and all discipline is grace. 

In Scripture, God cautions us about our spiritual Adversary not merely to scold, but to warn of danger greater than we can fully understand.