Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
FRANCIS CHANGod is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
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Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
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Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
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