Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
BRENNAN MANNINGFaithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
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To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
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Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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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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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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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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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
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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 must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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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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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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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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