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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.

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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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