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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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