Once you savor God’s goodness, sin holds no lasting appeal.
JUDAH SMITHJesus didn’t care about the scandal. He cared about the scandalous.
More Judah Smith Quotes
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God is not in a hurry to fix us. Our behavior is not his first priority. We are his first priority. Loving us, knowing us, affirming us, protecting us. That is his top goal and his main concern.
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Our righteousness doesn’t depend on our present performance but on Jesus’ finished performance.
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Indifference was our greatest enemy.
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You don’t have to be good to be Jesus’s friend. You just have to be honest.
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A father doesn’t say, ‘Don’t go that way.’ He says, ‘come follow me.’
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Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn’t share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable.
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God transforms us one area at a time.
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I’ve never met a person who exaggerated God’s love. Never. It’s impossible.
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I wonder if we have a lot of sons running around saying, “I want a Dad.” But you won’t abide in anyone.
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Rules are not bad, but they can’t save anyone.
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It’s interesting how people try to redefine God to their liking. They bring him down to their level so they can understand him, then they reject him because he is too much like them.
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What an opportunity we have to be a community….A community where there are models.
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The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.
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Christianity is not about not swearing. It’s not about not having impure thoughts. Really, it’s not about not at all. Christianity is about Jesus.
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Notorious sinners didn’t kill Jesus. Religious people did.
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