Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
BRENNAN MANNINGRuthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves… But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves — unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely.
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I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
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The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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What makes the Kingdom come is heartfelt compassion: a way of tenderness that knows no frontiers, no labels, no compartmentalizing, and no sectarian divisions.
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The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!
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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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