Quotemeal for Saturday, January 5, 2008

"The real danger of legalism is that it produces a sense of attainment that short-circuits our call to live the life of Yes thorugh Christ. Self-achievement brings a false sense of assurance that somehow we can live a pure life in our own ability. This attitude ultimately leads us to cut ourselves off from the heart of God and, in turn, to deny our true identity in Christ."

— David Edwards

More Quotemeal

"Grace is the gift of Christ, who exposes the gulf which separates God and man, and, by exposing it, bridges it."

— Karl Barth —

"A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own..."

— Dorotheus of Gaza —

"Only those whose souls have struck the deepest notes of penitence can reach the highest notes of praise."

— Richard DeHaan —

"If there is one characteristic more than others that contemporary public worship needs to recapture it is this awe before the surpassingly great and gracious..."

— Henry Sloane Coffin —