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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’

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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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