If the perfect Son of God is unattractive to you, then obviously you are an unattractive person. — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own innocence. We will say that God is not able to do what He would like, or He would never permit persons such as ourselves to suffer. That puffs up our egos and soothes our griefs… — John Gerstner Copy Share
We have already shown that there is no such thing as free will. That's a will-o'-the-wisp. You never make choices without reasons, not as… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the philosopher He is the wisdom of God, and to the lonely He is a brother; to the sorrowful, a comforter to the bereaved, the resurrection and the life. And to the sinner he is the Lamb of God who takes… — John Gerstner Copy Share
The main thing between you and God is not so much your sins; it's your damnable good works. — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
The idea of a hell that involves some kind of eternal punishment at the hands of a just and holy God is so profoundly… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
Alongside getting faith out of a heart that is utterly hostile and unbelieving, making a silk purse out of a sow's ear or getting… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
If the perfect Son of God is unattractive to you, then obviously you are an unattractive person. — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
