Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed. Quotes

“It is only on that basis, the self-knowledge of sinners, that we are in a position to do what is extremely and offensively counter-cultural in our day: to invite people to see that they too are sinners. Recognizing this fact is essential to seeing the point of the gospel. It’s like saying, “I have good news for you: you too belong in this club. You meet the membership requirements. You too are a sinner, the kind of person for whom Christ died.”
― Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do

“And this concern for self-image is not a happy feeling. That’s the second reason why this way of misdirecting our attention is so perverse: people who really try to do everything out of love are driven by guilt, not love.”
― Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do

“Why would genuinely unselfish people bother trying to be unselfish? They’re too busy caring about their neighbors.”
― Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do

“There is nothing more self-centered than the project of being unselfish—it’s all about what kind of self you want to be.”
― Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do

“The Spirit does not bypass our hearts, their voices and feelings and efforts, but rather works in us to reshape our hearts so that, while they remain truly our own hearts, they are formed in the image of Christ.”
― Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do