“Remorse precedes true repentance. Changed behavior follows true repentance. But this necessary prelude and postlude of true repentance are not themselves the essence of repentance. True repentance is a denial that anything in us ever would or ever could satisfy… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness is the ocean that already surrounds us when we launch our prayers of repentance to God. We do not manufacture the ocean by our repentance; we sail in the peace its boundless waters provide.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Divine blessing flows from God’s mercy rather than from our merit.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Grace is never out of view. Grace secures our relationship with God despite our sin. Grace maintains our forgiveness despite the inadequacies of our… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“There is a natural human inclination to take advantage of grace in order to excuse sin.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Garrison explains why concreteness empowers illustrations and furthers understanding: “If I were to talk at length about my having been deeply moved by watching… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Because I am united to Christ, God’s love for me is not as variable as my loyalty to him…. God will not love me… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Success in the pulpit can be the force that leads a preacher from prayerful dependence on the Spirit.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“Repentance is not about earning grace but entering it; not about quenching his wrath but quieting the accusations of our hearts; not about unlocking… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“God does not let our failures to keep his imperatives erase the indicative of his love for us.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“When God removes good works as a condition for his acceptance, he does not remove righteousness as a requirement for life.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“We also use the name of Jesus in our prayers to acknowledge what he is doing now. Not only does Christ give us his… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“The challenges of raising a child are as much for the sanctification of the parents as they are for the benefit of the child.” — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
