The Explicit Gospel

Yesterday I was reading The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler.  In Chapter 1, his focus is on God & in Chapter 2, he focuses on humans.  Here are some quotes to make you think:

"This means that truth is never our enemy, ever."
"We think to question God when bridges fall but not to wonder at his grace that every bridge does not."

"We want to live as though the Christian life is a 50/50 project we undertake with God, like faith is some kind of cosmic vending machine."

"We can read it as a reference book about us. Or we can see that the Bible is a book about God."

"The root of Christian worship, then, is acknowledging, submitting to, and enjoying the supremacy of God's glory. In all things."

"It is still idolatry to want God for his benefits but not for himself."

"You can scare people into coming to your church, you can scare people into trying to be good, you can scare people into giving money, you can even scare them into walking down an aisle and praying a certain prayer, but you cannot scare people into loving God."

"Worship of him is why we were created."

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