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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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