“Grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.”

The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ.

Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.

Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

If my sinfulness appears to me in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all.

May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.

Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing towards it.

If you believe, take the first step, it leads to Jesus Christ. If you don’t believe, take the first step all the same, for you are bidden to take it.

Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.

Having thus become a mindless tool, the stupid person will also be capable of any evil and at the same time incapable of seeing that it is evil.

One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.

A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.

[Christ] is the Mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality.

We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.

There are social restrictions where someone could be suppressing someone else’s freedom to express themselves.

Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.

I keep my head high, I got my wings to carry me. I don’t know freedom, I want my dreams to rescue me.

Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.