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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.

Timothy Keller

The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Bible Good Life Live Much Purpose Show
I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Circumstance Go Jesus Judging Love
It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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Anything Difficulty Fortifies Liberate Need Pretense Righteousness Self
We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Careful Elevate Feel Judge Judging Moral Preference Standard Superior
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Behavior Bless Change Worship
God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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Afraid Anxious Give God Look Need Say Son
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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Christian Guilt Motivate Motivation Other Say Shoes Tend
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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Belief Disagree People Tolerance Treat
So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Bless Eternal Experience Many People Promise Succes Thing Time
The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Enter Gospel Kingdom Live Only Way
Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Become Christ Like Suffer
When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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Absolute Good Hatred Love People People Become Political Racism Society Tendency Turn
You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Accept Dare Hope Imagine More Sinful
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Believe Christ Dare Flawed Gospel Jesus Ourselves Sinful
Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Believe Christ Deserve God Jesus Treat
Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Despite Faith Feel Living Out Truth

Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.

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