Booksnip

This comes from Cornelius Plantinga's book, Beyond Doubt:

People tend to make two mistakes when they think about the redeemed life. The first is to underestimate the sin that remains in us; it’s still there and it can still hurt us. The second is to underestimate the strength of God’s grace; God is determined to make us new. As a result, all Christians need to say two things. We admit that we are redeemed sinners. But we also say boldly and joyously that we are redeemed sinners.

I love it.

[HT: Tullian Tchividjian. By the way, Tullian's new book looks interesting.]