Hidden in the Gospel Quotes

“To say that God is infinite,” wrote A. W. Tozer, “is to say that He is measureless.”3”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“Grace is unmerited favor. It is reward given to those who deserve judgment. Grace means that Christ takes the punishment we deserve, so that we can get the reward that Christ deserves.”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“preaching the gospel to oneself accelerates sanctification. Sanctification is just a big word meaning “growth in godliness.” As Paul David Tripp writes, “No one is more influential in your life than you are, because no one else talks to you more.”11 What you say to yourself will influence you more than all the sermons you hear, all the counseling you receive, and all the Bible reading you do. A right understanding of the gospel provides motivation for developing love, compassion, and grace toward others. Yes, the gospel is a message for unbelievers. But, as we have seen, it is also the most important motivator for growing holiness. John Piper writes, “Our temptation is to think that the gospel is for beginners and then we go on to greater things. But the real challenge is to see the gospel as the greatest thing—and getting greater all the time.”12”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“The gospel is all about grace. Grace is reward given to those who deserve punishment. The gospel is the good news that God loves us not because of our virtues. He loves us in spite of their absence. The gospel is about divine power flowing through weak people. It is about the exaltation of God’s wisdom through foolish people. It is about God using the lowly and despised to shame the important. In other words, the gospel is for the needy, the guilty, and those who feel inferior. The gospel increasingly dissolves guilt, inferiority, and despair in the solvent of God’s love.”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“When many people hear the word humility, negative thoughts come to mind. Who wants to be humbled? But those with spiritual wisdom beg God to humble them. They know that most of God’s riches flow through the funnel of humility. God gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). What does this grace look like? How does it come to us? Here are some examples: intimacy with Christ (Isa. 57:15), favor with God (Prov. 3:34), exaltation by God (Ps. 147:6), salvation in the broadest sense (Matt. 5:3), and honor from God (Prov. 15:33). These are all manifestations of God’s grace to those growing in humility. “The good news of Jesus is not intended to make us feel good about ourselves,” notes Ed Welch. “Instead, the good news humbles us.”10”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“The cross of Christ is the focal point of the gospel. It is the heart and soul of the gospel. Why? Because Christ’s suffering and death on the cross, more than any other event in history, displays before our eyes the glory of God. There we see the love of God hidden in his wrath, the mercy of God concealed in his justice, and the grace of God displayed through the demands of his holiness. In addition, we see ourselves. We see the horror of our sin. We see our failings as God sees them.”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day

“those who preach the gospel to themselves are increasingly hopeful. That is because the gospel culminates in a new heaven and a new earth—a future utopia that God has promised to bring to pass. It is about “Paradise restored.” The future for every Christian is an eternity with no crying, nor mourning, nor pain.”
― P&R Publishing, Hidden in the Gospel: Truths You Forget to Tell Yourself Every Day