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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.

Timothy Keller

Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Done Jesus Make Proud Religion
The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Dust Gospel Heaven Humble Time Very
…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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Christian Deeply Dream Jesus Marriage Must Relationship Single Status
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 infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Infallible Integrity Jesus Life Prayer Private Spiritual Test
Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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Destroy Fire God Himself Refine Suffering Walk
The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Due Joy Lack Life Mission
Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Carbon Kiss Pride Silently Sin Slowly
Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Christian Do Gospel Much Need
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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Acknowledge Admit Christian Come Failure God Grace Morally Other Outperform People Religious
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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Accept Accepted Bible Different Every Gospel Page Religion Show Utterly
Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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King Like Plan Priest Prophet Think
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Create Earn Jesus Life Religion Say Secular Society
Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Base Bases Fear Hate Joy Make Ourselves Repentance Sin
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
Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Faith Feel Function Primarily

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