quote of the day

“If we serve God because we believe he will love us less if we do not, punish us more if we do less, or bless us more if we do more, then we are not worshipping God with our actions; we are only pursuing our self-interests. In this case the goal of our lives is personal promotion or personal protection rather than the glory of God, and even our seemingly moral activities are a transgression of the first commandment. Grace does not change the rules Scripture truly requires; rather, it makes adherence to them true obedience…Guilt drives the unrepentant to the cross, but grace must lead believers from there or we cannot serve God.”

- Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching (p. 208)