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.
TIMOTHY KELLERHow do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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 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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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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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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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