theology in pencil

Men are in a restless pursuit after satisfaction in earthly things. They will exhaust themselves in the deceitful delights of sin, and, finding them all to be vanity and emptiness, they will become very perplexed and disappointed. But they will continue their fruitless search. Though wearied, they still stagger forward under the influence of spiritual [...]

The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair.
CH Spurgeon (all of grace).
There are other books online there too - might take a look at the work of the Fathers as that’s always interested me also.