The following excerpts from the writings of Don Matzat are available on this page:

Christianity is not a Religion
The Christian's Personal Identity

Christianity is not a religion doling out spiritual wares and adjusting them from time to meet user demands! Nor is the Bible a fundamentalist's textbook of psychology offering a potpourri of spiritual and psychological solutions to the needs of hurting people. When confronted with the needs of people, we do not push buttons and pop out appropriate Bible verses. We offer Jesus! Christianity is and always has been a relationship with the person of Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Since the essence of Christianity is found in the person and work of Jesus Christ, any claim that the Christian faith falls short in providing answers for the needs of hurting people is in fact a criticism of the sufficiency of Jesus Christ.

The Christian life is neither motivated by religious rules nor able to be analyzed via psychological principles. The Christian life is a result of Christ Jesus dwelling within the life of a believer.

From: Christ Esteem

I believe that in Christ Jesus my sins have been fully and freely forgiven, and I am a new creation. I have died with Christ to my old identity in Adam. I have been raised with Christ to a new life. I am seated in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. God has given to me the full righteousness of Jesus. I am joined with angels, archangels, and all the saints in heaven, God is my Father, and if He is for me, who can be against me? Because of who I am in Christ, I am more than a conqueror. In fact, I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me. Christ Jesus is my life! Everything in my life here on this earth is working out for good according to the purposes of God. Christ Jesus Himself dwells within me. I have been called according to the purposes of God. These things I believe and confess, because God, my Father in heaven, says they are true. Amen!

From: Christ Esteem