C.J. Mahaney

Only those who are truly aware of their sin can truly cherish grace.

The personal desolation Christ is experiencing on the cross is what you and I should be experiencing--but instead, Jesus is bearing it, and bearing it all alone.Why alone?He's alone so that we might never be alone.

Truly edifying words are words that reveal the character and the promises and the activity of God. They're cross-centered words. They're words rooted in and derived from Scripture, words that identify the active presence of God, and words that communicate the evidences of grace that you observe in others. They're words that flow from a humble heart.

We make time for what we truly value. We build habits and routines around the things that really matter to us. This is an important principle to understand as we seek to build our lives around the gospel. Do you want a cross centered life? A cross centered life is made up of cross centered days.

Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel. The gospel is the life-permeating, world-altering, universe-changing truth. It has more facets than a diamond. It's depths man will never exhaust.

Encourage others each and every day__othing__ more important than our words.Did you know that, on average, each of us speaks about twenty-five thousand words daily? My last book didn__ have that many words. A lot of language is flowing out of our mouths every day and having an impact on those around us. But how much of that flow is fulfilling God__ intended purpose for our speech? How much of it reflects pride, rather than a gospel-motivated humility?

A cross centered life is made up of Christ centered days.

Very small errors in our understanding of the Gospel can result in very big problems.

Only those who are aware of God's wrath are amazed by God's grace.

Students in the school of prayer never graduate from the school of the Gospel.

We never move on from the cross. We only get a more profound understanding of the cross.

We know the inner call to lay down our lives for one another because He laid down His life for us. What a powerful death! The cross ransoms, the cross liberates, the cross transforms!

All topics should be studied through the lens of the Gospel.