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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.

Timothy Keller

Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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Christian Guilt Motivate Motivation Other Say Shoes Tend
This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Forgive Her Him Impossible Someone Superior
Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Change Grace Ideas Long never Think
When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Pray Proper Still Suffer
If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Center Else God Life Something
When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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Both Cost Destroy Grace Grasp Infinitely Need Ridicule Righteousness Save Self Sinner Unworthy
Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Believe Christ Deserve God Jesus Treat
Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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Find Salvation Significance
The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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Become Christ Jesus Like More Suffer
No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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