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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.

Timothy Keller

Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Character Doctrine Grace Perfect Save Sheer Since Strong
If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Frown God Inconsequential Other Smile
Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Absorb Always Come Cost Forgiveness Grant One Retaliate
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
It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Away Down Impossible Indifferent Jesus Met Offended Real Wonder
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Behavior Bless Change Worship
This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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Anyone Deed Humanity Less Myself Nothing Superior Swagger Think Undermine
Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Broke Christian God Heart Heartbreak Legislation Remorse Repentance Rule Say
We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Danger Free Grasp Jesus Light Regularly Sin View
Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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Bad Experience God Good Handle Live Our Out Powerful Prayer Taken Thing Turn
The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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Basic Good Jesus Life Live Morality Most Person Premise Religion Upright Wrong
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Enter Gospel Kingdom Live Only Way
So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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