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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

Brennan Manning

The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.
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Amazing Battle Goodness Grace Lust Lying Ourselves Stop Victory
Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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Freedom Opinion Reality Yourself
Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.
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Day Evil Goodness Ourselves Past Presence
When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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Control Coward Family Love Obedience Person Training
God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
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Be Yourself God Love Original
I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Affection Greatness Myself Power
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. ‘They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.’ ‘What are you complaining about?’ said God. ‘They won’t let Me in either.
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Complaint Funny God Myself Public Sin Story
How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Glory Heart Human Love Trust
We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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God Religious Satisfaction
The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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Day Faith Regard Status Test Way
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
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acknowledgment Believe Day Greatness Himself Life Simplicity Style World
The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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Conviction Oneself Scripture Transformation
Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
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Contact Life Touch
When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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Honesty Impossible Insult Man Personal True Virtual Woman
A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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Difference Experience God Goodness
The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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Friendship God Love Neighbor Ourselves Science Test

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