D.R. Silva

“I used to be afraid of the dark until I learned that I am light and the dark is afraid of me.”

“Ask the question, receive the answer; don't ask the question, don't receive the answer.”

“Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of questions) is often discouraged.”

“The worst tragedy of sin isn't that it produced bad behavior, but that it produced the idea that bad behavior is strong enough to deflect love.”

“You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.”

“People who say we are just preaching "extreme grace" must not understand how extremely gracious our Father is.”

“People always want the bad guy to pay for his sin, until they're him.”

“Only Jesus is perfect!" isn't in the Bible.”

“Your behavior doesn't show you who you are, it shows you who you believe yourself to be.”

“If Jesus didn't do it, don't say the Father does. If Jesus did do it, don't say the Father doesn't.”

“How can a God who said, “Love your enemies” spend so much time killing His own?”

“If people think honoring pastors means doing everything they say, why don't they honor Jesus the same way?”

“I can never endorse sin any more than when I tell people it's their nature to do it.”

“Telling people they don't have a sin nature doesn't promote sin anymore than telling a slave they are free promotes slavery.”

“The "more" of Christianity is a myth; a deceitful illusion designed to keep you busy and running in circles, always seeking but never finding, always learning but never coming to the knowledge of the Truth—a carrot on a stick, if you will.”

“Repentance is a result of God's kindness, not a prerequisite to it.”

“I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.”

“Law does, "because God said so!"; Grace does because it understands the reason God said so.”

“Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.”

“Make no mistake, sin has been dealt with once for all, and we are as close to Him as we will ever be.”