“Christianity now is in crisis, and a large part because people have marketed it as a religion of good people getting better, when in fact it is religion a bad people coping with their failure to be good.” LawEvilChurchGoodGrace Of GodAmerican Culture Book:Law & Gospel: A Theology for Sinners Source: Law & Gospel: A Theology for Sinners
“The great heroes of other ancient cultures were strong and clever and virtuous, but the great Jewish heroes copulated with slaves (Abraham), showed they were willing to allow others to have sex with their wives (also Abraham), cheated their brothers, seduced their in-laws, murdered, started civil wars through terrible family decisions, yet somehow-through a mixture of humility, near-insanity, and good fortune-served as conduits of God's action in the world.” LawInspirational QuotesHopeSinGraceHeroes Book:Law & Gospel: A Theology for Sinners Source: Law & Gospel: A Theology for Sinners