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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.

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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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