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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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