The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
BRENNAN MANNINGTragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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What makes the Kingdom come is heartfelt compassion: a way of tenderness that knows no frontiers, no labels, no compartmentalizing, and no sectarian divisions.
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When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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