Excellence and praiseworthiness are reflections of the character of God, found ultimately in Christ.

The gospel is both lovely and commendable. What God has done to save us in Christ is beautiful. And that gospel restores our minds to see the beauty God’s creation; what we can commend and recommend to others. By seeing those things that are part of God’s beautiful design, we can use them to amplify the worship of our beautiful Creator and Savior.

A Christian’s mind is to be filled with thoughts that are without blemish or defect, acceptable in the sight of God.

To think about what is honorable is to think about Christ, those people who honor and exemplify Christ, and to take on Christ-honoring character ourselves.

The Good News of Christ is, first and foremost, a statement of truth. A commitment to Christ is both a commitment to the truth of the gospel and to being a truth-teller and truth-seeker in the world.