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.
TIMOTHY KELLER
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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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 dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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