When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
TIMOTHY KELLERHow does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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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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