Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhat you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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