Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

If you uproot the idol and fail to plant the love of Christ in its place, the idol will grow back.

My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace.

There's absolutely no way you can feel the freedom to embarrass and humiliate yourself unless you have finally recognized that your identity is in someone other than yourself.

Assurance never comes from looking at ourselves. It only comes as a consequence of looking to Christ.