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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.

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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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