“We tend to think we are put on this earth to make a name for ourselves. The Bible dismantles that notion and replaces it with the knowledge that we are put here to spread God’s reputation and honor. We tend to think God will accept us if we meet a minimum bar of personal goodness. The Bible dismantles that and insists that God accepts us when we lay down the attempt to offer God anything of our own and instead receive his favor based on the work of his own Son.”
Excerpt From
Deeper
Dane C. Ortlund
From the desk of Jim Tucker