Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases
If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe but yourself
What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything else is secondary. And without the love of Jesus, everything else is useless.