The Mystery of Godliness Quotes

“Godliness is not the consequence of your capacity to imitate God but the consequence of His capacity to reproduce Himself in you. It is not self-righteousness but Christ-righteousness, the righteousness that is by faith—a faith that by renewed dependence upon God releases His divine action to restore the marred image of the invisible God.”
― W. Ian Thomas, The Mystery of Godliness: Experiencing Christ in Us

“He had to do what He did (redeem) that you might have what He is (life). Here is the “much more” of your salvation: Christ in the present tense! Not what He was—that would condemn you. And not just what He will be—that would only tantalize you. But He gives you all the overwhelming adequacy of all that He is right now for every step of the way and for every bend in the road.”
― W. Ian Thomas, The Mystery of Godliness: Experiencing Christ in Us

“He had to be what He was (perfect) to do what He did (redeem). Only by virtue of His own sinlessness could Christ die vicariously for those whose sin His life had condemned morally. God has done what the law could not do! He”
― W. Ian Thomas, The Mystery of Godliness: Experiencing Christ in Us