@drantbradley I know a lot of folks who avoid marriage and children because they fear divorce (and it’s financial ramifications) and losing their kids. Any poll that excludes those fears in the age of the broken home lacks perspective.
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.” -C.S. Lewis
“It is on account of Jesus’s work for us that we are declared righteous, not because of anything in us or anything we have done to prove to God we are righteous.” -Riley
"It is impossible for the conscience to have joy and peace unless it is through grace. What that means is the forgiveness of sins promised in Christ." -Martin Luther
"These two words, 'grace' and 'peace,' encompass all that belongs to Christianity. Grace loosens the bonds of sin, and peace soothes the conscience." -Martin Luther
"The necessity of faith in Christ as opposed to sincerely believing in anything or anyone else, including ourselves, will always cause offense. But it will especially cause offense in a country such as ours in which the only and last virtue is 'tolerance.'" -Rosenbladt
Church Planter: When the average person is asked what Christianity is about they almost never say "The forgiveness of sins."
If you're going to plant a church, plant one that will help change that.
“For a Christian to be a Christian, he must first be a sinner. Being a sinner is a prerequisite for being a church member. The Christian church is one of the few organizations in the world that requires a public acknowledgement of sin as a condition for membership.” -R.C. Sproul