Why I read this book...

I can't tell you how many times I've read The God You Can Know by Dan DeHaan.  I can tell you why I keep reading it and why we're reading it as a staff right now.

In justification we stand before God as sinners declared righteous after being accused.  In redemption the sinner stands before God as a slave and is granted freedom by a ransom.  In reconciliation the sinner stands before God as an enemy who becomes a friend.  In forgiveness the sinner stands before God as a debtor whose debt has been paid in full.  In sonship the sinner stands before God as a stranger who is made a son.

~ DeHaan, ch. 8 

That's worth thinking about...