The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
BRENNAN MANNINGJesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
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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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When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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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 gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.
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Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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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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Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency… God’s sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed.
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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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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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That which is denied cannot be healed.
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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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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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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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Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
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My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.
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Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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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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